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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What happens if heat is too great within the brakes?

None of these

The brakes will warp

The brakes will lock up

Braking effectiveness will be lost

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

Weaker fuel economy

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

There would be a brake fade

None of these

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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

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

Four times

Six times

Ten times

Eight times

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

Yes

Only into tires

Depends on where it's heading

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

The wheels stop turning

A fire breaks out

The linings break

A flat tire

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What stops the wheels from turning?

When enough air pressure is applied within the brake lines

When the air pressure is exhausted from the chambers

When the tires maintain enough inflation

When enough friction is created between brake linings and drums

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

An S endorsement

A Z endorsement

An A endorsement

A B endorsement

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

Driver's reaction time

Speed

Braking distance

Brake lag

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

The brake drums to dissipate heat

The ability of the lining to produce friction

The tires to grip the road

The driver to react appropriately

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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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Most brake linings should not exceed what temperature?

280°C

250°C

120°C

180°C

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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

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What is the typical reaction time?

1/2 of a second

3/4 of a second

1 1/4 second

1 second

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

Energy

Fiction

Size

Heat

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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 vehicle is stopped

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

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

Fulcrum

Pivot

Principle

Leverage

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

The metal thickness of which they are made

The size of the pads

The size of the drums

All of these

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What is the typical amount of brake lag?

4/10 of a second

6/10 of a second

9/10 of a second

3/10 of a second

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

Mechanically

Leverage and air pressure

Use of air

Oil pressure

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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

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

The atmosphere

Back into the brake chambers

Into the brake lines

The tires

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Excessive use of the brakes would cause what?

A wheel lock-up

Harder pressure to depress the brake pedal

All of these

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

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

Eight times

Ten times

Six times

Four times

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Most brake linings operate best around...

110°C

100°C

90°C

120°C

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What is referred to as brake lag?

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 to depress the brake pedal

The time it takes the brake to actually stop the vehicle

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What is referred to as psi?

Pressure per square inch

Pressure per squashed insertion

None of these

Pounds per square inch

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

The same

Quadrupled

Doubled

Tripled

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

The energy of heat

Friction

Mechanical energy

All of these

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

Tow vehicle

Farm vehicle

All of these

Fire trucks

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