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 is the typical reaction time?

1 1/4 second

1/2 of a second

1 second

3/4 of a second

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

The wheels stop turning

A fire breaks out

A flat tire

The linings break

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Most brake linings should not exceed what temperature?

180°C

250°C

280°C

120°C

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

A B endorsement

An A endorsement

A Z endorsement

An S endorsement

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What happens if heat is too great within the brakes?

None of these

Braking effectiveness will be lost

The brakes will warp

The brakes will lock up

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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

The atmosphere

The tires

Back into the brake chambers

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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

All of these

Mechanical energy

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What is the definition of reaction time?

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

None of these

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

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

Tripled

The same

Doubled

Quadrupled

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What is referred to as psi?

Pounds per square inch

Pressure per square inch

Pressure per squashed insertion

None of these

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

Four times

Ten times

Eight times

Six times

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What is referred to as brake lag?

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

The time it takes the brake to actually stop the vehicle

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

Depends on where it's heading

Only into tires

Yes

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Most brake linings operate best around...

110°C

120°C

90°C

100°C

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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...

Size

Fiction

Energy

Heat

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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

All of these

The size of the drums

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

Eight times

Four times

Six times

Ten times

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What is referred to as brake fade?

A gradual improvement in braking ability

The improved results of efficient braking

Loss of braking efficiency due to overheating the brakes

None of these

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

Fire trucks

Tow vehicle

Farm vehicle

All of these

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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

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

Leverage

Principle

Pivot

Fulcrum

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

The driver to react appropriately

The ability of the lining to produce friction

The tires to grip the road

The brake drums to dissipate heat

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

Use of air

Leverage and air pressure

Mechanically

Oil pressure

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What is the typical amount of brake lag?

9/10 of a second

4/10 of a second

6/10 of a second

3/10 of a second

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Excessive use of the brakes would cause what?

A wheel lock-up

Harder pressure to depress the brake pedal

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

All of these

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What stops the wheels from turning?

When enough friction is created between brake linings and drums

When the tires maintain enough inflation

When enough air pressure is applied within the brake lines

When the air pressure is exhausted from the chambers

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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

Shavings

Air

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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

Heat

Motion

Energy

Friction

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

Weaker fuel economy

None of these

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

There would be a brake fade

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