Alberta Air Brake Test 01

Taking the Alberta Air Brake practice test is crucial to ensuring a successful outcome on the official exam. The practice test is challenging yet immensely helpful as it provides a comprehensive overview of the topics covered on the official exam.

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Which is not a skill objective for the practical training session?

Know how to adjust a q-cam correctly

Perform an effective pre-trip inspection that ensures proper air brake system operation before putting a vehicle into service

Determine if the air brakes are correctly adjusted on s-cam foundation brakes

Know how to adjust an s-cam drum brake

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What is the purpose of the practical test?

To test if the trainer has done their job

To evaluate the course material

To evaluate students' proficiency at completing the tasks practised in the practical training session

None of the above

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If the weight and speed are both doubled, how much more braking force is required?

Twice as much

Three times as much

Four times as much

Eight times as much

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What is the passing mark for the air brake knowledge test?

81%

85%

83%

80%

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What is an air brake lag?

The time it take the air pressure to pass through the hoses to the brakes

The time between perceiving the problem before the vehicle stops

The time between perceiving the problem and touching the brake pedal

The time moving from the accelerator to the brake

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The air brake knowledge test is conducted by whom?

National Safety Code

Transport Canada

A Registry Agent

Alberta Transportation

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What do brakes convert the energy of momentum into?

The energy of force

Gravity

The energy of heat

The ability to stop

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What creates a longer air brake lag?

The age of the compressor

The type of air being compressed

How hard you press the brake pedal

The length of the trailer

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How long is the classroom schedule for the course?

6 hours

6.5 hours

7 hours

5.5 hours

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Which is not a knowledge objective for the classroom portion of the Alberta Air Brake Program?

To understand how the hydraulic brake system works

Provide a basic understanding of how a typical air brake system functions

Use an air brake system safely and to its maximum advantage

Provide knowledge regarding how an air brake system reacts to various failures

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When should you write the air brake knowledge test?

Once you have the money saved to pay for it

As soon as you complete the course

6 months after completing the course

Whenever you want to

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When can you have the Registry Agent apply the endorsement or license upgrade?

After successful completion of the written test

After completing the practical portion of the Alberta Air Brake Program

After completing the theory portion of the program

After registering for the Alberta Air Brake Program

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What can cause brake failure?

No pre-trip inspections

Poor driving skills

When more heat is absorbed by the drums or rotors than can be dissipated

Bad road conditions

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Why do hydraulic brakes apply instantly when air brakes do not?

Hydraulic brake fluid is always in the lines so hydraulic brakes apply immediately

There's more fluid than air

Hydraulic brake lines are wider

None of the above

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Do drivers of a two axle single motor vehicles registered as farm vehicles require an air brake 'Q' endorsement?

Yes, provided they are using it strictly as a farm vehicle

Yes, they do

No, they do not

None of the above

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Why was the Alberta Air Brake Program was established?

It was a government decision

To provide training for drivers to ensure the safe and efficient operation of air brake systems

No reason

To add another certificate for drivers

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When the speed is doubled, how much more braking force is required?

Twice as much

Three times as much

No changes

4 times as much

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What else can affect air pressure flow?

None of the above

The size of the compressor

Air line layout and types of fittings

The size of the air tanks

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Can the students complete the operations on the Air Brake Practical Test form with assistance?

Yes but only from other students

Yes, provided they use their notes from the theory section

Yes, from the trainer

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If the practical test is not successful, are you allowed a retest?

Yes, one hour after the first test fail

No, unless you have a witness that you failed it

Yes, but on another day

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Which license class does not need an air brake endorsement?

Class 1

Class 2

Class 4

Class 3

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How long does the practical test last?

15 minutes

90 minutes

30 minutes

60 minutes

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Are instructors allowed to coach students through individual procedures?

Yes, but only briefly

No, they can't coach them

Yes, but one at a time

Yes, by telling them to use their notes

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How much braking power will be required when the weight is doubled?

Twice as much

No changes

Four times as much

Three times as much

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Will the students be able to demonstrate they know how to confirm that the brakes have stroked into the correct adjustment during the course?

Only if there is time

Yes

If the course time is extended

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What happens to the heat within the brakes?

It stays within the brakes

The tires absorbs the heat

Nothing

It's dissipated into the atmosphere by the brake drums or disc rotors

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How often should each student perform an air brake system pre-trip during the course?

Once

As often as possible

Three times

Twice

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What is the purpose of the air system pre-trip practice during the course?

To use up time if there are just a few students in the course

To verify the truck is roadworthy

For students to develop their skills

None of the above

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When are the practical tests completed?

After students complete practical training sessions

Before they finish the practical sessions

Before they start the practical sessions

Whenever they want

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A completed classroom session is the prerequisite to what?

The practical training sessions

None of the above

Doing the written test

Having a job in the trucking industry

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