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Principles Of Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Test methods used to examine an object - material - or system without impairing its future usefulness
Destructive Testing
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Nondestructive Testing
Lever
2. A part of the physical world as described by its thermodynamic properties such as temperature - volume - pressure - concentration - surface tension - and viscosity.
Torque
U-Value
Free Fall
Subroutine
3. The return to the input of a part of the output of a machine - system - or process
Flowchart
U-Value
Electrical Energy
Inclined Plane
4. The ratio of actual strength to required strength
Factor of Safety
Inexhaustible Energy
Pascal's Law
Mechanism
5. Mechanical property of a material that indicates the ability of the material to handle overloading before it fractures
Analog to Digital
Liability
Toughness
Free Body Diagram
6. The probability of satisfactory operation of the product in a given environment over a specified time interval.
Reliability
Nonrenewable Energy
Compression
Work
7. The collection - evaluation - and interpretation of data
Absolute Pressure
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Algorithm
Statistics
8. The probability that a component part - equipment - or system will satisfactorily perform its intended function under given circumstances - such as environmental conditions - limitations as to operating time - and frequency and thoroughness of mainte
Atmospheric Pressure
Vector Quanitity
Tolerance
Reliability
9. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts
Strain
Potential Energy
Mean Deviation
Analog to Digital
10. A circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a single path of current
Electrolysis...
Series Circuit
Electromagnetic Energy
Turbine
11. The magnitude of the total distance traveled divided by the time elapsed.
Speed
Statistics
Frequency Distribution
Subtractive
12. A resource that cannot be replaced once used
Nonrenewable Energy
Raw Material
Simple Truss
Generator
13. A vector quantity giving the straight- line distance and direction from an initial position to a final position.
Displacement
Frequency Distribution
Process Control
Power Grid
14. The absolute value of a number
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Analog Signal
Magnitude
Team
15. 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
Flange
Material
Geothermal Energy
Displacement
16. The ratio of the increment of some specified form of stress to the increment of some specified form of strain - such as Young's modulus - the bulk modulus - or the shear modulus. Also known as coefficient of elasticity - elasticity modulus - elastic
Metal
Energy
Modulus of Elasticity
Synthetic
17. 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
Power
Electromagnetic Energy
Mechanical Properties
Closed Loop System
18. The ratio of useful energy output to the total energy input - or the percentage of the work input that is converted to work output.
Axial Stress
Efficiency
Atmospheric Pressure
Composite
19. The law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other
Designer
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Biomass
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
20. Nominal stress developed in a material at rupture. Not necessarily equal to ultimate strength. Since necking is not taken into account in determining rupture strength - seldom indicates true stress at rupture
Rupture Strength
Mean Deviation
Normally Closed
Problem Solving
21. A device for making - breaking - or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
Technical Communication
Microprocessor
Convection
Switch
22. A plate or bracket for strengthening an angle in framework.
Gusset
Resistance
Deformation
Tension
23. Change in length of an object in some direction per unit
Quality Assurance
Free Body Diagram
Elastic Limit
Strain
24. A device used to spray an oil mist into the stream of a pneumatic system.
Lubricator
Consensus
Process Control
Structure
25. A gear positioned between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.
Moment
Entropy
Idler Gear
Pressure Regulator
26. The law stating that the stress of a solid is directly proportional to the strain applied to it
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27. 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.
Purpose
Static Equilibrium
Design Modification
Strain
28. Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units - each a relatively light and simple molecule
Double-Acting Cylinder
Polymers
Experiment
Atmospheric Pressure
29. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Moment
Displacement
Ampere
Material
30. The direction of a vector is defined by the angle between a reference axis and the arrow's line of direction.
Direction
NTC Resistor
Statistics
Forming
31. The turning effect of a force about a point equal to the magnitude of the force times the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of action from the force.
Mechanism
Moment
Mean Deviation
Ampere
32. Any of various opaque - fusible - ductile - and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat
Mechanical Properties
Metal
Forming
Statically Indeterminate
33. A switch that can provide variable motion control
Potentiometer
Data
Directional-Control Valve
Decision Matrix
34. The resultant of a system of force is the vector sum of all forces.
Thermodynamic System
Finishing
Resultant Force
Sample Space
35. The contact of a relay that is closed when the coil is de- energized.
Liability
Single-Acting Cylinder
Resisitance
Normally Closed
36. A truss composed of triangles - which will retain its shape even when removed from supports.
Active Solar Energy Collection
Simple Truss
Displacement
Destructive Testing
37. A broad ridge or pair of ridges projecting at a right angle from the edge of a structural shape in order to strengthen or stiffen it.
Flange
Pulley
Material
Strain
38. The volume of a gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the pressure exerted on it.
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39. Individual fuel cells that are combined in series.
Fuel Cell Stack
Pressure Regulator
Feedback
Experiment
40. A device used to create flow in a hydraulic system.
Problem Solving
Pump
Chain
Cross -Sectional Area
41. The unit of potential difference symbolized as V
Design Brief
Volt
Single-Acting Cylinder
Polymers
42. Impeding effect exerted by one material object on another.
Resistance Force
Gravitational Energy
Newton's First Law
Electromagnetic Induction
43. The force per unit area exerted by a fluid against a surface
Resistance Force
Design Process
Pressure
Rotor
44. Bell- shaped probability distribution
Pump
Current
Normal Distribution
Quantitative Data
45. Middle value of a set of values arranged in order of magnitude.
Design Process
Median
Gusset
Kinetic Energy
46. States that the volume of a confined gas is proportional to its temperature - provided its pressure remains constant
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47. The condition or quality of being true - correct - or exact; precision; exactness.
Axial Stress
Electrolysis...
Accuracy
Pulley
48. Operational techniques necessary to satisfy all quality requirements; includes process monitoring and the elimination of root causes of unsatisfactory product or service quality performance
Simple Truss
Quality Control
Proportional Limit
Member
49. A circular toothed object used to transfer rotary motion and torque through interlocking teeth
Pressure
Gear
Mode
Recycling
50. If one object exerts a force on another object - then the second object exerts a force of equal streangth in the opposite direction on the first object.
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