FSVO-TEST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Types of Auxilary braking systems.
Answer: Engine retarders ("Jake Brake") or a Exhaust Brake (Extarder)
◍ What is the purpose of an auxilary braking systems?.
Answer: To assist in stopping a vehicle quicker and saves wear and tear on
the normal brakes. They typically engage when driver steps of the
accelerator pedal (some may require slight pressure to the break pedal.)
Should Not be used on wet, snowy, or icey roads, because the purpose is to
slow the wheels down, and if used can cause a skid
◍ What is the force that tries to push the vehicle to the outside when it turns is
known as?.
Answer: Centrifugal Force
◍ Does the tire manafacturer affect traction?.
Answer: No
◍ Empty tank vehicles will take less distance to stop than with a full tank.
Answer: False
◍ If your vehicle starts to skid, should you steer in the direction that you want
to go?.
Answer: Yes
◍ Liquid slosh and liquid surge is not a factor when driving tenders equipped
with baffled tanks?.
Answer: False
◍ What is Inertia?.
, Answer: The resistance to change the direction of velocity of a vehicle,
either at rest or while it is in motion
◍ What is Centerpiteal Force?.
Answer: The force that msut be applied to cause a vehicle to turn (Also
known as "centerseeking" force)
◍ What is Centrifugal force?.
Answer: The force that acts tries to push the vehicle outside when the
vehicle turns (Also known as "centerfleeing" force)
◍ Large amounts of what type of force would require epually large amounts of
counter acting force from the tires to remain on the road?.
Answer: Large amounts of centrifugal force
◍ What several forces are in action when trying to turn a vehicle?.
Answer: Interia, Centripetal, and Centrifugal come into play. Interia will
keep the vehicle straight, a large amount of centripetal force will be applied
to turn the vehicle, and that large amount must overseed the centrifugal
force which will try to push the vehicle outside when the vehicle turns
(resulting in a skid)
◍ What is Velocity?.
Answer: Commonly known as speed (which the equation is distance over
time)
◍ What is Momentum?.
Answer: Measuerd as the product of a vehicle's mass times its velocity
◍ What is Kinetic energy?.
Answer: Is the energy a vehicle has due to its mass and speed (formula: KE
= 1/2 Mass x (Velocity)2. If speed is doubled energy increases four times
◍ What is the main function of the breaks?.
Answer: To dissipate kinetic energy
◍ What is traction?.
Answer: The adhesive friction of the tire to the road surface
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Types of Auxilary braking systems.
Answer: Engine retarders ("Jake Brake") or a Exhaust Brake (Extarder)
◍ What is the purpose of an auxilary braking systems?.
Answer: To assist in stopping a vehicle quicker and saves wear and tear on
the normal brakes. They typically engage when driver steps of the
accelerator pedal (some may require slight pressure to the break pedal.)
Should Not be used on wet, snowy, or icey roads, because the purpose is to
slow the wheels down, and if used can cause a skid
◍ What is the force that tries to push the vehicle to the outside when it turns is
known as?.
Answer: Centrifugal Force
◍ Does the tire manafacturer affect traction?.
Answer: No
◍ Empty tank vehicles will take less distance to stop than with a full tank.
Answer: False
◍ If your vehicle starts to skid, should you steer in the direction that you want
to go?.
Answer: Yes
◍ Liquid slosh and liquid surge is not a factor when driving tenders equipped
with baffled tanks?.
Answer: False
◍ What is Inertia?.
, Answer: The resistance to change the direction of velocity of a vehicle,
either at rest or while it is in motion
◍ What is Centerpiteal Force?.
Answer: The force that msut be applied to cause a vehicle to turn (Also
known as "centerseeking" force)
◍ What is Centrifugal force?.
Answer: The force that acts tries to push the vehicle outside when the
vehicle turns (Also known as "centerfleeing" force)
◍ Large amounts of what type of force would require epually large amounts of
counter acting force from the tires to remain on the road?.
Answer: Large amounts of centrifugal force
◍ What several forces are in action when trying to turn a vehicle?.
Answer: Interia, Centripetal, and Centrifugal come into play. Interia will
keep the vehicle straight, a large amount of centripetal force will be applied
to turn the vehicle, and that large amount must overseed the centrifugal
force which will try to push the vehicle outside when the vehicle turns
(resulting in a skid)
◍ What is Velocity?.
Answer: Commonly known as speed (which the equation is distance over
time)
◍ What is Momentum?.
Answer: Measuerd as the product of a vehicle's mass times its velocity
◍ What is Kinetic energy?.
Answer: Is the energy a vehicle has due to its mass and speed (formula: KE
= 1/2 Mass x (Velocity)2. If speed is doubled energy increases four times
◍ What is the main function of the breaks?.
Answer: To dissipate kinetic energy
◍ What is traction?.
Answer: The adhesive friction of the tire to the road surface
