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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When are the practical tests completed?

Whenever they want

After students complete practical training sessions

Before they start the practical sessions

Before they finish the practical sessions

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

After completing the theory portion of the program

After completing the practical portion of the Alberta Air Brake Program

After registering for the Alberta Air Brake Program

After successful completion of the written test

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

No, they do not

Yes, they do

None of the above

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

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The air brake knowledge test is conducted by whom?

Transport Canada

A Registry Agent

National Safety Code

Alberta Transportation

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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 and touching the brake pedal

The time between perceiving the problem before the vehicle stops

The time moving from the accelerator to the brake

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What do brakes convert the energy of momentum into?

The ability to stop

The energy of heat

Gravity

The energy of force

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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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How long does the practical test last?

60 minutes

15 minutes

90 minutes

30 minutes

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What else can affect air pressure flow?

The size of the compressor

None of the above

The size of the air tanks

Air line layout and types of fittings

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Which license class does not need an air brake endorsement?

Class 4

Class 1

Class 3

Class 2

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

Yes, but on another day

Yes, one hour after the first test fail

No, unless you have a witness that you failed it

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

81%

83%

80%

85%

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

Three times as much

Four times as much

Twice as much

Eight times as much

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How long is the classroom schedule for the course?

6 hours

5.5 hours

6.5 hours

7 hours

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

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

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

Know how to adjust an s-cam drum brake

Know how to adjust a q-cam correctly

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What can cause brake failure?

No pre-trip inspections

Poor driving skills

Bad road conditions

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

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

Three times

Twice

As often as possible

Once

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What creates a longer air brake lag?

The age of the compressor

How hard you press the brake pedal

The type of air being compressed

The length of the trailer

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Are instructors allowed to coach students through individual procedures?

Yes, by telling them to use their notes

Yes, but one at a time

Yes, but only briefly

No, they can't coach them

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Why was the Alberta Air Brake Program was established?

No reason

It was a government decision

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

To add another certificate for drivers

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

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

Use an air brake system safely and to its maximum advantage

To understand how the hydraulic brake system works

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

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What happens to the heat within the brakes?

The tires absorbs the heat

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

Nothing

It stays within the brakes

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

4 times as much

No changes

Twice as much

Three times as much

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

To verify the truck is roadworthy

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

None of the above

For students to develop their skills

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What is the purpose of the practical test?

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

To test if the trainer has done their job

None of the above

To evaluate the course material

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When should you write the air brake knowledge test?

Once you have the money saved to pay for it

Whenever you want to

6 months after completing the course

As soon as you complete the course

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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

If the course time is extended

Yes

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

No changes

Three times as much

Twice as much

Four times as much

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