Alberta Air Brake Test 01

Taking the Alberta Air Brake practice test is crucial to ensuring a successful outcome on the official exam. The practice test is challenging yet immensely helpful as it provides a comprehensive overview of the topics covered on the official exam.

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When can you have the Registry Agent apply the endorsement or license upgrade?

After successful completion of the written test

After registering for the Alberta Air Brake Program

After completing the theory portion of the program

After completing the practical portion of the Alberta Air Brake Program

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Why do hydraulic brakes apply instantly when air brakes do not?

Hydraulic brake lines are wider

There's more fluid than air

None of the above

Hydraulic brake fluid is always in the lines so hydraulic brakes apply immediately

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Are instructors allowed to coach students through individual procedures?

Yes, but only briefly

Yes, by telling them to use their notes

Yes, but one at a time

No, they can't coach them

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What is the purpose of the practical test?

None of the above

To evaluate students' proficiency at completing the tasks practised in the practical training session

To test if the trainer has done their job

To evaluate the course material

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When should you write the air brake knowledge test?

6 months after completing the course

Once you have the money saved to pay for it

As soon as you complete the course

Whenever you want to

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How much braking power will be required when the weight is doubled?

Four times as much

Twice as much

Three times as much

No changes

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The air brake knowledge test is conducted by whom?

National Safety Code

Alberta Transportation

A Registry Agent

Transport Canada

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When the speed is doubled, how much more braking force is required?

Twice as much

No changes

4 times as much

Three times as much

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What is the passing mark for the air brake knowledge test?

80%

85%

81%

83%

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What can cause brake failure?

Bad road conditions

No pre-trip inspections

Poor driving skills

When more heat is absorbed by the drums or rotors than can be dissipated

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If the weight and speed are both doubled, how much more braking force is required?

Twice as much

Three times as much

Four times as much

Eight times as much

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What happens to the heat within the brakes?

The tires absorbs the heat

It stays within the brakes

It's dissipated into the atmosphere by the brake drums or disc rotors

Nothing

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Which is not a skill objective for the practical training session?

Know how to adjust a q-cam correctly

Know how to adjust an s-cam drum brake

Perform an effective pre-trip inspection that ensures proper air brake system operation before putting a vehicle into service

Determine if the air brakes are correctly adjusted on s-cam foundation brakes

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Can the students complete the operations on the Air Brake Practical Test form with assistance?

Yes, from the trainer

Yes but only from other students

Yes, provided they use their notes from the theory section

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A completed classroom session is the prerequisite to what?

Doing the written test

The practical training sessions

None of the above

Having a job in the trucking industry

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How often should each student perform an air brake system pre-trip during the course?

Three times

Once

As often as possible

Twice

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If the practical test is not successful, are you allowed a retest?

Yes, but on another day

No, unless you have a witness that you failed it

Yes, one hour after the first test fail

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How long does the practical test last?

30 minutes

90 minutes

15 minutes

60 minutes

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What is the purpose of the air system pre-trip practice during the course?

To verify the truck is roadworthy

For students to develop their skills

To use up time if there are just a few students in the course

None of the above

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Which license class does not need an air brake endorsement?

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 1

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What is an air brake lag?

The time moving from the accelerator to the brake

The time between perceiving the problem and touching the brake pedal

The time between perceiving the problem before the vehicle stops

The time it take the air pressure to pass through the hoses to the brakes

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How long is the classroom schedule for the course?

6 hours

5.5 hours

7 hours

6.5 hours

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What creates a longer air brake lag?

The length of the trailer

The age of the compressor

How hard you press the brake pedal

The type of air being compressed

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What do brakes convert the energy of momentum into?

The ability to stop

The energy of heat

The energy of force

Gravity

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Do drivers of a two axle single motor vehicles registered as farm vehicles require an air brake 'Q' endorsement?

No, they do not

Yes, provided they are using it strictly as a farm vehicle

Yes, they do

None of the above

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Why was the Alberta Air Brake Program was established?

To provide training for drivers to ensure the safe and efficient operation of air brake systems

No reason

It was a government decision

To add another certificate for drivers

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When are the practical tests completed?

After students complete practical training sessions

Whenever they want

Before they finish the practical sessions

Before they start the practical sessions

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What else can affect air pressure flow?

None of the above

Air line layout and types of fittings

The size of the air tanks

The size of the compressor

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Which is not a knowledge objective for the classroom portion of the Alberta Air Brake Program?

To understand how the hydraulic brake system works

Use an air brake system safely and to its maximum advantage

Provide knowledge regarding how an air brake system reacts to various failures

Provide a basic understanding of how a typical air brake system functions

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Will the students be able to demonstrate they know how to confirm that the brakes have stroked into the correct adjustment during the course?

Yes

Only if there is time

If the course time is extended

Your score is

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Alberta Air Brake Test 01

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