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Ch30 Air Brakes - Systems & Circuits

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Primary brake circuits are commonly color coded as what color air lines?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Black

d)

Red

2.

What type of valves are critical devices used to speed up the flow of air during brake applications and release?

a)

Relay

b)

Exhaust

c)

Air brake

d)

Anti-compounding

3.

Two color-coded flexible hoses connect the tractor and trailer air system. What color is used for the supply/emergency circuit?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Blue

4.

What type of valve is this?

a)

Quick Release Valve

b)

Relay Valve

c)

ABS Modulator Valve

d)

Safety Valve

5.

What controls air system pressure by stopping and starting compressor loading?

a)

Air dryer

b)

Governor

c)

Air reservoir

d)

Check valves

6.

What type of valve is this?

a)

Quick Release Valve

b)

Relay Valve

c)

Modulator Valve

d)

Safety Valve

7.

Which of the following is the source of power for the air brake system?

a)

Actuator

b)

Primary circuit

c)

Air compressor

d)

Governor

8.

What type of valve removes water and oil that may contaminate supply system air?

a)

Drain

b)

Pressure protection

c)

Inlet pressure regulating

d)

Turbocharger cut-off

9.

Air dryers use a replaceable desiccant cartridge to trap oil and water discharged from the compressor by a process known as _____________.

a)

combustion

b)

pressure-protection

c)

adsorption

d)

consumption

10.

What type of valve is this?

a)

Quick Release Valve

b)

Relay Valve

c)

ABS Modulator Valve

d)

Safety Valve

11.

The trailer control valve should never be used for_____________.

a)

bobtailing

b)

parking

c)

towing

d)

braking

12.

The primary function of _____________valves is to prevent a rapid loss of air from the tractor during a trailer breakaway condition or when either the tractor or trailer develops a severe air leak.

a)

quick-release

b)

tractor protection

c)

trailer brake control

d)

double check

13.

What is the name of this part?

a)

Quick Release Valve

b)

Air Governor

c)

Air Dryer

d)

Safety Valve

14.

Air pressure from the foot valve (signal air) is supplied to a service-control port on the _______valve.

a)

relay

b)

proportioning

c)

quick-release

d)

service brake control

15.

What color is the octagonal-shaped trailer supply valve used to control the tractor protection system?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

16.

What is the name of this part?

a)

Quick Release Valve

b)

Air Governor

c)

Air Dryer

d)

Safety Valve

17.

Which of the following are the air couplers attached to the trailer hoses connecting the tractor and trailer air systems?

a)

Circuits

b)

Boosters

c)

Governors

d)

Gladhands

18.

The size of _________is determined by the number of axles on the truck/tractor and trailer.

a)

reservoirs

b)

compressors

c)

governors

d)

cylinders

19.

Compressors are __________.

a)

located in the cylinder head

b)

engine driven

c)

normally closed

d)

like an in-line filtration system