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Introduction To Engineering

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1. All suspension bridges have three things in common: two very tall towers - __________ - and cables made of many wires






2. What was the first synthetic fiber - developed at duPont in 1938?






3. Without what kind of systems - would the robot be deaf - blind - and dumb?






4. Technology has advanced so much in the last 20 years that automation has become:






5. Who was the first to conclude that the Earth is a giant magnet?






6. Structures that are not able to support the loads placed upon them will experience...






7. The three types of arches are...






8. Force times distance






9. What type of bridge has cables running from the tower directly to the roadway?






10. On a high- tech robot the controller is what device?






11. The ability to do work






12. What are the three common criteria to determine robot use?






13. The definition of a robot's 'work envelope' is:






14. The most important factor in determining the strength of a beam is...






15. My name means 'seesaw' in French and the English dictionary describes me as a level -- something that is counterbalanced - so that when one end is lowered - the other is raised






16. What is the most important advantage of the medium technology robot as compared to the low technology robot?






17. Suspension bridges usually have the longest single span of all bridges






18. The longer the suspension bridge - the ____ the towers need to be






19. What is a touchstone?






20. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that checks how hard it is for power to flow through the device?






21. Which of the following are two advantages of using robotics technology?






22. An inclined plane which is wrapped around a cylinder






23. The weight or resistance on a lever






24. C. T. R. Wilson worked at the Ben Nevis Laboratory - observed a 'glory' - and eventually developed the






25. A guide to help make problem solving in technology more effective






26. What is the advantage of having robots in industry?






27. Which of the following would not be a major factor in the design of a beam?






28. What caused the 1965 power failure in the Northeastern United States?






29. For a machine to be a robot and not just considered automated - it must have?






30. As late as the 1880's - bridge builders were stil improving their designs based on...






31. Two gear wheels that intermesh in the same plane - regulating the speed or force of motion and reversing its direction






32. Measured in newtons per square inch - ______ is the intensity of the forces trying to push or pull a solid material apart






33. Inclined section that connects land to beam






34. Anchorages are not necessary at the ____ of the cables on a cable- stayed bridge






35. What was the Greeks' most important contribution to the realm of science?






36. Because bridges like me are long - light in weight - and high in the air - our greatest enemy is the wind






37. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?






38. Some of the ________ bridges in the world are suspension bridges






39. What did the people trapped on the New York subway do when the power went out?






40. Surplus food led to all of the following except:






41. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the effort is at the other end






42. When compared to a beam - the truss has the advantage of being...






43. What are I/O devices?






44. Magnet - vaccuum - and hand are types of robot __________.






45. A cable- stayed bridge easily spans distances under...






46. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






47. A machine in which a lever rotates around a fixed point






48. The word 'ROBOT' was chosen because of what quality?






49. What is concrete with steel rods placed in it called?






50. A wheel that meshes with a sliding toothed bar - converting rotary motion to reciprocating (to- and- fro)







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