Aut-104 Chapter 36

Today’s newer, lightweight vehicles are less sensitive than ever to minor tire or wheel issues.

• True

• False

The height of the center of gravity is determined by the ______ of the center of the mass above the road surface

• Height

• Depth

• Width

• Length

As the cornering force increases, the slip angle decreases.

• True

• False

Tires on many vehicles are inflated to about ________ pounds per square inch (psi).

• 16

• 24

• 32

• 40

Early pneumatic tires were called ________ tires because they used an inner tube inside the tire to seal the air in the tire/wheel assembly.

• Smooth-type

• Tube-type

• Wheel-type

• None of the above

Technician A says that tires on most passenger vehicles are solid rubber tires. Technician B says that tires on forklifts are always pneumatic (air-inflated) tires.

• Tech A

• Tech B

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Because the tire's construction makes it elastic, it exerts a force, called ________ force, that acts between the tread and the road surface.

• Elastic

• Friction

• Cornering

• Tread

Which of the following speed rating designations is rated for speeds above 149 mph (240 kph)?

• V

• Z

• Y

• W

Symmetric tires can be operated in only one direction.

• True

• False

In (a)   _ offset wheels, the hub mounting surface is toward the brake side or back of the wheel's centerline.

• Negative
• Positive
• Zero
• Initial