Saskatchewan Air Brake Test 01

If you’re planning on becoming a professional driver in Saskatchewan, it’s essential that you take the Air Brake Endorsement Test. But before taking the official exam, it’s advisable to first take the free Saskatchewan Air Brake practice test. The practice test is designed to help you familiarize yourself with the actual test’s structure and question format, making you feel confident and prepared.

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Most brake linings should not exceed what temperature?

120°C

250°C

180°C

280°C

2 / 30

To stop a vehicle, brake shoe linings are forced against the machined surfaces of the brake drums, creating friction, which produces what?

None of these

Air

Shavings

Heat

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The heat produced is absorbed by the metal brake drums, which dissipate heat by passing it off into...

Into the brake lines

Back into the brake chambers

The atmosphere

The tires

4 / 30

Most brake linings operate best around...

120°C

110°C

100°C

90°C

5 / 30

What is the definition of reaction time?

None of these

The time it takes from the moment a hazard is recognized to the time the accelerator is released

The time it takes from the moment a hazard is recognized to the time the brake pedal is applied

The time it takes from the moment a hazard is recognized to the time the vehicle is stopped

6 / 30

If speed is doubled, stopping power must be increased by...

Six times

Four times

Ten times

Eight times

7 / 30

Is the Endorsement A is required when operating trucks with air over hydraulic brakes?

Yes

Only if used on public property

Only is used out of province

8 / 30

The engine converts the energy of heat into the energy of motion, the brakes must convert this energy of motion into...

Mechanical energy

All of these

Friction

The energy of heat

9 / 30

Which statement is false? Braking distance depends on the following...

The tires to grip the road

The driver to react appropriately

The brake drums to dissipate heat

The ability of the lining to produce friction

10 / 30

What is needed on your license to operate a vehicle equipped with an air brake system?

An S endorsement

An A endorsement

A Z endorsement

A B endorsement

11 / 30

Which statement is false? Stopping distance consists of the following factors...

Braking distance

Driver's reaction time

Speed

Brake lag

12 / 30

What is the typical reaction time?

1 1/4 second

3/4 of a second

1/2 of a second

1 second

13 / 30

Excessive use of the brakes would cause what?

A build-up of heat greater than the brake drums could absorb and dissipate

A wheel lock-up

Harder pressure to depress the brake pedal

All of these

14 / 30

What happens if heat is too great within the brakes?

The brakes will warp

None of these

The brakes will lock up

Braking effectiveness will be lost

15 / 30

Which statement is false? The distance required to stop a vehicle depends on its speed and weight in addition to the factors of the following

Energy

Friction

Heat

Motion

16 / 30

What stops the wheels from turning?

When the air pressure is exhausted from the chambers

When enough friction is created between brake linings and drums

When enough air pressure is applied within the brake lines

When the tires maintain enough inflation

17 / 30

If the weight of a vehicle is doubled, the stopping power must be...

Doubled

Quadrupled

The same

Tripled

18 / 30

What is referred to as brake lag?

The time it takes to depress the brake pedal

The time it takes the brain to recognize you need to move from the accelerator

The time air takes to travel through a properly maintained air brake system

The time it takes the brake to actually stop the vehicle

19 / 30

What is referred to as brake fade?

None of these

Loss of braking efficiency due to overheating the brakes

The improved results of efficient braking

A gradual improvement in braking ability

20 / 30

When weight and speed are both doubled, stopping power must be increased...

Eight times

Four times

Ten times

Six times

21 / 30

Which statement is false? Power is maintained by the following...

Use of air

Leverage and air pressure

Mechanically

Oil pressure

22 / 30

Braking systems use devices to gain a mechanical advantage, with the most common device for this purpose is...

Principle

Leverage

Fulcrum

Pivot

23 / 30

What happens when enough friction is created between brake linings and drums?

The wheels stop turning

A flat tire

A fire breaks out

The linings break

24 / 30

Which statement is false? The distance required to stop a vehicle depends on its speed and weight in addition to the factors of...

Heat

Energy

Fiction

Size

25 / 30

The Endorsement A is not required when operating Class 3 or 5 vehicles licensed as...

All of these

Fire trucks

Farm vehicle

Tow vehicle

26 / 30

What is referred to as psi?

Pounds per square inch

None of these

Pressure per square inch

Pressure per squashed insertion

27 / 30

What happens if one or two wheels had brakes that were not properly adjusted?

None of these

Weaker fuel economy

There would be a brake fade

The other wheels would have to do more than their share of the braking

28 / 30

The amount of heat the brake drums can absorb depends on what?

The size of the drums

The size of the pads

All of these

The metal thickness of which they are made

29 / 30

Can air be compressed into a much smaller space than it normally occupies?

Only into tires

Depends on where it's heading

Yes

30 / 30

What is the typical amount of brake lag?

6/10 of a second

3/10 of a second

4/10 of a second

9/10 of a second

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