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

Six times

Four times

Ten times

Eight times

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

Weaker fuel economy

There would be a brake fade

None of these

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

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

A fire breaks out

The linings break

A flat tire

The wheels stop turning

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

Fire trucks

All of these

Farm vehicle

Tow vehicle

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What is referred to as brake fade?

The improved results of efficient braking

A gradual improvement in braking ability

None of these

Loss of braking efficiency due to overheating the brakes

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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

Motion

Energy

Friction

Heat

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What is the typical amount of brake lag?

6/10 of a second

9/10 of a second

4/10 of a second

3/10 of a second

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What happens if heat is too great within the brakes?

Braking effectiveness will be lost

The brakes will warp

None of these

The brakes will lock up

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What is referred to as psi?

Pressure per squashed insertion

Pounds per square inch

None of these

Pressure per square inch

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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 brake pedal is applied

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

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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?

Heat

None of these

Air

Shavings

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

Principle

Pivot

Fulcrum

Leverage

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

Brake lag

Braking distance

Speed

Driver's reaction time

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Most brake linings should not exceed what temperature?

120°C

250°C

280°C

180°C

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

Ten times

Eight times

Six times

Four times

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What stops the wheels from turning?

When the tires maintain enough inflation

When enough air pressure is applied within the brake lines

When enough friction is created between brake linings and drums

When the air pressure is exhausted from the chambers

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

Oil pressure

Use of air

Leverage and air pressure

Mechanically

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

Back into the brake chambers

The atmosphere

Into the brake lines

The tires

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

An A endorsement

A B endorsement

An S endorsement

A Z endorsement

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

The same

Quadrupled

Tripled

Doubled

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

Only into tires

Depends on where it's heading

Yes

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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...

Fiction

Heat

Energy

Size

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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 drums

All of these

The size of the pads

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

Only if used on public property

Yes

Only is used out of province

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What is the typical reaction time?

1/2 of a second

1 second

1 1/4 second

3/4 of a second

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Most brake linings operate best around...

90°C

100°C

110°C

120°C

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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

The energy of heat

Friction

All of these

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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 ability of the lining to produce friction

The tires to grip the road

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What is referred to as brake lag?

The time it takes the brake to actually stop the vehicle

The time it takes to depress the brake pedal

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

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

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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

All of these

Harder pressure to depress the brake pedal

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