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

The driver to react appropriately

The brake drums to dissipate heat

The tires to grip the road

The ability of the lining to produce friction

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

The size of the drums

All of these

The metal thickness of which they are made

The size of the pads

4 / 30

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

Eight times

Four times

Six times

Ten times

5 / 30

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

6 / 30

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

Tow vehicle

Fire trucks

Farm vehicle

All of these

7 / 30

What is referred to as brake fade?

The improved results of efficient braking

None of these

Loss of braking efficiency due to overheating the brakes

A gradual improvement in braking ability

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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...

Mechanical energy

Friction

The energy of heat

All of these

9 / 30

Most brake linings operate best around...

100°C

120°C

110°C

90°C

10 / 30

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

The linings break

A flat tire

The wheels stop turning

A fire breaks out

11 / 30

What is the definition of reaction time?

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

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

None of these

12 / 30

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

Air

Heat

None of these

Shavings

13 / 30

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

A Z endorsement

An S endorsement

An A endorsement

A B endorsement

14 / 30

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

Back into the brake chambers

Into the brake lines

The atmosphere

The tires

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

Friction

Energy

Motion

Heat

16 / 30

What is the typical reaction time?

1 1/4 second

3/4 of a second

1/2 of a second

1 second

17 / 30

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

Doubled

The same

Quadrupled

Tripled

18 / 30

What is referred to as brake lag?

The time it takes the brake to actually stop the vehicle

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 brain to recognize you need to move from the accelerator

19 / 30

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

Depends on where it's heading

Yes

Only into tires

20 / 30

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

Only is used out of province

Only if used on public property

Yes

21 / 30

What stops the wheels from turning?

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

When enough air pressure is applied within the brake lines

22 / 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

Size

Fiction

Energy

23 / 30

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

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

None of these

There would be a brake fade

Weaker fuel economy

24 / 30

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

Pivot

Principle

Leverage

Fulcrum

25 / 30

Most brake linings should not exceed what temperature?

120°C

180°C

250°C

280°C

26 / 30

What is the typical amount of brake lag?

4/10 of a second

3/10 of a second

6/10 of a second

9/10 of a second

27 / 30

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

Eight times

Ten times

Four times

Six times

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

Brake lag

Speed

Braking distance

Driver's reaction time

29 / 30

What is referred to as psi?

Pressure per squashed insertion

None of these

Pressure per square inch

Pounds per square inch

30 / 30

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

Mechanically

Use of air

Oil pressure

Leverage and air pressure

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