ASVAB Mechanical
Comprehension
gears โ Ans - systems that produce a massive amount of
mechanical advantage
opposite โ Ans - If a gear set is even the final gear will
spin the _____________ way as the first gear.
Same โ Ans - If a gear set is odd the final gear will spin
the ____________ way as the first gear.
M= Teeth of output gear/ Teeth of input gear โ Ans -
Mechanical advantage equation for amount of teeth on a gear...
746 watts โ Ans - 1 electrical horsepower=......
500 ft-lbs โ Ans - 1 mechanical horsepower=... per second
33000 ft-lbs โ Ans - 1 mechanical horsepower=... per
minute
horsepower โ Ans - The power needed to move 550
pounds one foot over the period of one second is commonly
referred to as ...
7hp โ Ans - Jack needs to pull a truck for 1 minute. The
truck weighs 115.5 tons. What's the minumum number of
horsepower necessary? (multiply tons to pounds, then divide
by hp per minute)
8hp โ Ans - An elevator motor requires 5,968 watts to
operate. What is the horsepower of the electric motor
operating the elevator?
incompressable โ Ans - Liquids are ___________.
