FUN-101 Chapter 6 pre test

When bending down to lift an object, always bend at the __________ before attempting to lift.

• Hips

• Knees

• Waist

• Ankles

What is the power zone within which you can lift with the least amount of effort?

• Knees to shoulders

• Knees to mid-chest

• Waist to shoulders

• Mid-thigh to mid-chest

Technician A says that you should seek assistance if tools and equipment are too heavy or too awkward to be managed by a single person. Technician B says that there is no need to tag or report faulty tools. Who is correct?

• Technician A only

• Technician B only

• Both Technician A and Technician B

• Neither Technician A nor Technician B

When lifting an item on your own, place your feet on either side of the object you want to lift and point them in what direction?

• Straight ahead

• Direction you wish to travel

• Right

• Left

Which jacks are portable and are commonly used to raise a component of the vehicle, rather than the vehicle itself?

• Air jacks

• Floor jacks

• Bottle jacks

• Sliding-bridge jacks

What type of jack has a low profile, making it suitable to position under vehicles?

• Floor

• Bottle

• Sliding-bridge

• Transmission

You should always use jack stands in __________.

• Matched pairs

• Accordance with local regulations

• An emergency

• Areas where space is limited for lifting

A pneumatic jack uses what type of gas or air to lift a vehicle?

• Steam

• High temperature

• Atmospheric

• Compressed

What is often used as an alternative to lifting a vehicle on a hoist in order to view the vehicle from the underside?

• Jack stands

• Overhead cranes

• Inspection pits

• Locking stands

Technician A says that one drawback of platform hoists is that they are not suitable for hoisting lighter vehicles. Technician B says that the advantage of platform hoists is that wheels can be removed without additional equipment. Who is correct?

• Technician A only

• Technician B only

• Both Technician A and Technician B

• Neither Technician A nor Technician B