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

There's more fluid than air

Hydraulic brake lines are wider

None of the above

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

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When should you write the air brake knowledge test?

Whenever you want to

6 months after completing the course

As soon as you complete the course

Once you have the money saved to pay for it

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

For students to develop their skills

To verify the truck is roadworthy

None of the above

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

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

As often as possible

Three times

Twice

Once

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What is the purpose of the practical test?

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

None of the above

To test if the trainer has done their job

To evaluate the course material

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Which license class does not need an air brake endorsement?

Class 3

Class 4

Class 2

Class 1

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

Three times as much

Twice as much

Eight times as much

Four times as much

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A completed classroom session is the prerequisite to what?

None of the above

Having a job in the trucking industry

The practical training sessions

Doing the written test

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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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The air brake knowledge test is conducted by whom?

A Registry Agent

Alberta Transportation

National Safety Code

Transport Canada

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

Three times as much

Twice as much

No changes

Four times as much

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Are instructors allowed to coach students through individual procedures?

Yes, by telling them to use their notes

Yes, but one at a time

No, they can't coach them

Yes, but only briefly

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What else can affect air pressure flow?

None of the above

The size of the compressor

The size of the air tanks

Air line layout and types of fittings

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

None of the above

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

Yes, they do

No, they do not

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How long is the classroom schedule for the course?

5.5 hours

6 hours

6.5 hours

7 hours

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

83%

80%

85%

81%

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

No, unless you have a witness that you failed it

Yes, but on another day

Yes, one hour after the first test fail

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How long does the practical test last?

60 minutes

15 minutes

90 minutes

30 minutes

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

After completing the theory portion of the program

After successful completion of the written test

After completing the practical portion of the Alberta Air Brake Program

After registering for the Alberta Air Brake Program

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

Know how to adjust an s-cam drum brake

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

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

Know how to adjust a q-cam correctly

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

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

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

Use an air brake system safely and to its maximum advantage

To understand how the hydraulic brake system works

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Why was the Alberta Air Brake Program was established?

To add another certificate for drivers

It was a government decision

No reason

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

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What can cause brake failure?

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

Poor driving skills

Bad road conditions

No pre-trip inspections

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When are the practical tests completed?

Before they finish the practical sessions

Whenever they want

After students complete practical training sessions

Before they start the practical sessions

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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

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What creates a longer air brake lag?

The age of the compressor

The type of air being compressed

How hard you press the brake pedal

The length of the trailer

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What is an air brake lag?

The time moving from the accelerator to the brake

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

The time between perceiving the problem and touching the brake pedal

The time between perceiving the problem before the vehicle stops

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What do brakes convert the energy of momentum into?

The ability to stop

Gravity

The energy of force

The energy of heat

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

4 times as much

Three times as much

Twice as much

No changes

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

Yes, provided they use their notes from the theory section

Yes but only from other students

Yes, from the trainer

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Alberta Air Brake Test 01

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