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Principles Of Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The absolute pressure of a confined gas is proportional to its temperature - provided its volume stays constant
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2. A force system where all of the forces are applied at a common point on the body or having their lines of action with a common intersection point.
Concurrent Force Systems
Friction
Reliability
Digital to Analog
3. An organization that works to develop and enforce regulations that implement environmental laws enacted by Congress
Fluid Power
Nonrenewable Energy
Environmental Protection Agency
Moment
4. The production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body
Sprocket
Induction
Solenoid
Second Law of Thermodynamics
5. The value that occurs most frequently
Thermodynamic System
Mode
Reliability
Volume
6. A physical quantity that has magnitude only.
Purpose
Standard Deviation
Scalar
Statistics
7. A condition where there are no net external forces acting upon a particle or rigid body and the body remains at rest or continues at a constant velocity.
Design Modification
R- value
Static Equilibrium
Pump
8. Used to start and stop flow in a circuit
Constraint
Rotor
Experiment
Flow-Control Valve
9. The change of motion of the body is proportional to the net force imposed on the body and is in the direction of the net force.
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10. The type of charge an atomic particle has
Gear
Polarity
Newton's First Law
Resultant Force
11. The flow of electrical power or charge.
Conduction
Electricity
Pulley
Design Process
12. The geometric center of an area.
Mode
Parallel Circuit
Subtractive
Centroid
13. The ratio of the magnitude of the resistance and effort forces applied a system.
Reliability
Shear Stress
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Metal
14. The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
Deviation
Planar Truss
Pulley
Friction
15. A control circuit in which the system output has no effect on the control
Power
Opeen Loop System
Gravitational Energy
Bayes' Therom
16. A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles - for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.
Product Development Lifecycle
Problem Solving
Crank
Displacement
17. A subordinate routine; specifically - a sequence of computer instructions for performing a specified task that can be used repeatedly.
Digital Signal
Subroutine
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Analog Signal
18. Energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion
Atmospheric Pressure
Qualitative Data
Normally Closed
Kinetic Energy
19. A quantity that has both a magnitude and direction.
Vector Quanitity
Line of Best Fit
Decision Making
ABET
20. The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the point of measurement.
Mean Deviation
Flow Meter
Atmospheric Pressure
Screw
21. Solid material which is composed of two or more substances having different physical characteristics and in which each substance retains its identity while contributing desirable properties to the whole; especially - a structural material made of pla
Gear
Bayes' Therom
Composite
Brainstorming
22. Those properties of a material that reveal the elastic and inelastic reaction when force is applied - or that involve the relationship between stress and strain; for example - the modulus of elasticity - tensile strength - and fatigue limit
Mechanical Properties
Opeen Loop System
Environmental Protection Agency
Gusset
23. Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad
Piston
Concurrent Force Systems
Belt
Open - ended
24. The loss of the load- bearing ability of a material under repeated load application - as opposed to a single load
Concurrent Force Systems
Fatigue
Sensor
Check Valve
25. The process in which an electric current is used to produce a chemical reaction - such as the decomposition of water
Electrolysis...
Purpose
Free Fall
Breaking Stress
26. The difference between samples
Feedback
Variance
Histogram
Pressure Releif Valve
27. A resource that cannot be replaced once used
Nonrenewable Energy
Shear Stress
Material
Magnitude
28. Used to transport fluid in a circuit
Switch
Electrolysis...
Transmission Lines
Forming
29. Any device that controls - either automatically or manually - the flow of a fluid.
Frequency Polygons
Raw Material
Valve
Component
30. The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
Modulus of Elasticity
Acceleration
Friction
Double-Acting Cylinder
31. Test methods used to examine an object - material - or system without impairing its future usefulness
Pitch
Boyle's Law
Histogram
Nondestructive Testing
32. A part of a design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client's or target consumer's problem - need - or want.
Problem Statement
Constraint
Distance
Pulley
33. A sliding piece moved by or moving against fluid pressure which usually consists of a short cylindrical body fitting within a cylindrical chamber or vessel along which it moves back and forth.
Piston
Ceramic
Pneumatics
Polymers
34. A small circuit board that controls all the processing within a computer.
Microprocessor
Open - ended
Chain
Power Converter
35. A systemized body of laws; a set of principles - as of ethics
Consensus
Tolerance
Codes
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
36. A switching device that uses the magnetic field generated by an electrical current for actuation.
R- value
Entropy
Solenoid
Pascal's Law
37. The elements - constituents - or substances of which something is composed or can be made; matter that has qualities which give it individuality and by which it may be categorized
Material
Belt
Pressure Regulator
Problem Statement
38. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved - its criteria - and its constraints.
Design Brief
Analog Signal
Magnitude
Renewable Energy
39. The contact of a relay that is closed when the coil is de- energized.
Lever
Normally Closed
Sensor
Actual Mechanical Advantage
40. A part or element of a larger whole
Component
Standard Deviation
Absolute Pressure
Deformation
41. The use of a liquid flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another
Reservoir
Hydraulics
Flowchart
Mechanism
42. The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material
Deformation
Screw
Pulley
Resisitance
43. A closed electrical circuit in which the current is divided into two or more paths and then returns via a common path to complete the circuit
Parallel Circuit
Resistance Force
Solenoid
Friction
44. To monitor and control a process so that the quality of the output/product improves.
Consensus
Ohm
Process Control
Flange
45. The place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other.
Interface
Method of Joints
Receiver Tank
Designer
46. The ability to get answers to questions through a conscious - organized process. The answers are usually - but not necessarily - quantitative
Proportional Limit
Problem Solving
Fatigue
Destructive Testing
47. The measure of resistance to heat flow
Input
Renewable Energy
Hooke's Law
R- value
48. The condition of a string - wire - or rod that is stretched between two points
Composite
Tension
Mode
Newton's First Law
49. The fixed point around which a lever rotates.
Electromagnetic Energy
Volume
Fulcrum
Subtractive
50. Crude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture - processing - or combination into a new and useful product; something with a potential for improvement - development - or elaboration
Raw Material
Variance
Resilience
Efficiency