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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The part of a structure that carries the load in tension is called a...






2. What was mostly responsible for the decline of the Egyptian civilization?






3. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the load is at the other end






4. Why did the nomads living in the high grasslands leave their settlements and head for the river valleys?






5. The best way to prevent a rectangle from distorting is...






6. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






7. Tension is the force acting on the cables in a _______ bridge






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






9. What development about 8000 years ago led to increased time to engage in activities that involved other than basic survival needs?






10. When the limits of stress and strain are exceeded - parts of a structure will...






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






12. The top - center stone that all other stones in the arch bridge lean on - or push against - for support






13. In what field did Denis Papin and Thomas Newcomen perform early research?






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






15. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






16. What is the name for the devices that make the manipulators move?






17. Operating parameters are the abilities and limitations of robots that determine their design and tasks. Which of the following is not a robotics operating parameter?






18. Energy may change form but the amount of energy remains the same






19. What is the definition of stress






20. When a horizontal beam bends downward - the top surface is in ______ and the bottom surface is in ______.






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






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






23. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






24. Builders made the original versions of me out of wedge- shaped stones that fit snugly together. They were held in place with the pressure of the weight of the bridge






25. What invention made possible three- dimensional pictures called holograms?






26. Tension is best described as...






27. Which device can check to see if a surface is level?






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






29. Which of the following is not a robot wrist movement?






30. Shear is best described as...






31. A force that opposes motion






32. The line in a beam where there is no tension or compression is called the...






33. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






35. What is a touchstone?






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






37. A lever in which the fulcrum is between the effort and the load






38. Come in a variety of sizes with their teeth straight or curved and inclined at a variety of angles






39. An arch will support the load equally well at...






40. 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






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






42. The improvement of things already invented






43. The truss bridge uses beams that have members that form...






44. The force applied to a lever






45. The force (push or pull) used to do work






46. Bridges like me are usually made from two beams - each supported by one pier






47. The weight of the obect being moved






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






49. Which of the following is a basic category of robot instructions?






50. What was the 'first great man - made trigger of change?'