Psychometric Test Mechanical Reasoning Flashcards
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A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour, then 90 miles in 1.5 hours. What is its average speed for the entire journey?
Answer: 65 mph
Total distance = 150 miles; total time = 2.5 hours; average speed = 150/2.5 = 60 mph.
If you increase the length of a pendulum, what happens to the time it takes to complete one swing?
Answer: It increases
The period of a pendulum increases with the square root of its length; a longer pendulum swings more slowly.
A screw has 20 threads per inch. How many full rotations are needed to advance the screw 1 inch into wood?
Answer: 20
With 20 threads per inch, each rotation advances the screw 1/20 inch, so 20 rotations advance it 1 inch.
Two balls of equal size but different masses are dropped simultaneously from the same height. In the absence of air resistance, which lands first?
Answer: They land at the same time
Gravity accelerates all objects equally regardless of mass (Galileo's principle), so both land simultaneously.
Which material would be the best electrical conductor?
Answer: Copper
Copper is a metal with free electrons and is one of the best electrical conductors among common materials.
A wrench with a longer handle is easier to turn a bolt because it:
Answer: Reduces the force needed by increasing torque leverage
A longer handle increases the moment arm, providing greater torque for the same applied force.