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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Excessive use of the brakes would cause what?

All of these

A wheel lock-up

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

Harder pressure to depress the brake pedal

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

A Z endorsement

An A endorsement

A B endorsement

An S endorsement

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

Driver's reaction time

Braking distance

Brake lag

Speed

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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...

Friction

Mechanical energy

The energy of heat

All of these

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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

Energy

Friction

Motion

6 / 30

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

7 / 30

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

8 / 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

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

Quadrupled

Doubled

Tripled

The same

10 / 30

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

A flat tire

The wheels stop turning

A fire breaks out

The linings break

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What is the typical amount of brake lag?

9/10 of a second

3/10 of a second

6/10 of a second

4/10 of a second

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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

None of these

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

13 / 30

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

All of these

The metal thickness of which they are made

The size of the pads

The size of the drums

14 / 30

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

Leverage

Fulcrum

Principle

Pivot

15 / 30

Most brake linings should not exceed what temperature?

120°C

280°C

250°C

180°C

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Most brake linings operate best around...

120°C

100°C

110°C

90°C

17 / 30

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

Four times

Ten times

Six times

Eight times

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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 lock up

The brakes will warp

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What is referred to as brake fade?

None of these

A gradual improvement in braking ability

Loss of braking efficiency due to overheating the brakes

The improved results of efficient braking

20 / 30

What is the typical reaction time?

1/2 of a second

1 1/4 second

3/4 of a second

1 second

21 / 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

Weaker fuel economy

None of these

There would be a brake fade

22 / 30

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

Oil pressure

Use of air

Mechanically

Leverage and air pressure

23 / 30

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

The atmosphere

The tires

Into the brake lines

Back into the brake chambers

24 / 30

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

Eight times

Four times

Ten times

Six times

25 / 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

26 / 30

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

Heat

Air

None of these

Shavings

27 / 30

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

28 / 30

What is referred to as brake lag?

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

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 brake to actually stop the vehicle

29 / 30

What is referred to as psi?

Pressure per squashed insertion

Pounds per square inch

None of these

Pressure per square inch

30 / 30

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

Yes

Depends on where it's heading

Only into tires

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