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Principles Of Engineering
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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Ratio of distance traveled by the applied effort and resistance force within a system.
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Career
Elastic Limit
R- value
2. A circular toothed object used to transfer rotary motion and torque through interlocking teeth
Deviation
Gear
Filter
Method of Joints
3. A gear positioned between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.
Decision Making
Idler Gear
ABET
Pressure
4. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria
Series Circuit
Decision Making
Crank
Qualitative Data
5. The opposition that a device or material offers to the flow of direct current
Variance
Shear Stress
Structure
Resistance
6. The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
Factor of Safety
Acceleration
Speed
Inclined Plane
7. The loss of the load- bearing ability of a material under repeated load application - as opposed to a single load
Pressure Regulator
Scalar
Design Process
Fatigue
8. A rigid bar used to exert a pressure or sustain a weight at one point of its length by the application of a force at a second and turning at a third on a fulcrum.
Ohm's Law
Mean
Pressure Releif Valve
Lever
9. The contact of a relay that is open when the coil is de- energized
Resistance Force
Modulus of Elasticity
Normally Open
Pump
10. A device for making - breaking - or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
Polymers
Bayes' Therom
Cylinder
Switch
11. The distance the fluid travels through a system in a given period of time.
Codes
Pie Chart
Flow Velocity
Forming
12. A plate or bracket for strengthening an angle in framework.
Gusset
Piston
Decision Matrix
Nondestructive Testing
13. The force per unit area exerted by a fluid against a surface
Sense
Mean Deviation
Turbine
Pressure
14. The process of creating an object by adding small pieces or layers together to make a final product
Line of Best Fit
Additive Process
Receiver Tank
Sketch
15. Test methods used to examine an object - material - or system without impairing its future usefulness
Nondestructive Testing
Chain
Problem Statement
Rotor
16. The volume of a gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the pressure exerted on it.
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17. 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
Line of Best Fit
Modulus of Elasticity
Constraint
Energy Conservation
18. The fractional increase in a material's length due to stress in tension or thermal expansion
Toughness
Polarity
Elongation
Deformation
19. Used to control which path fluid takes in a circuit.
Mechanical Properties
Member
Directional-Control Valve
Reliability
20. Measure of data scatter
Heat
Data Variation
Electrical Energy
Speed
21. 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
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Centroid
Nondestructive Testing
Inexhaustible Energy
22. A circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a single path of current
Probability
Series Circuit
Digital to Analog
Transistor
23. Degree of conformity of a measure to a standard value.
Acceleration
Potential Energy
Hooke's Law
Accuracy
24. The probability of an event occurring based upon other event probabilities
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25. The resultant of a system of force is the vector sum of all forces.
Closed Loop System
Parallel Circuit
Resultant Force
Joint
26. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Strain
Axial Stress
Algorithm
Pitch
27. A mechanical property of a material that shows how effective the material is absorbing mechanical energy without sustaining any permanent damage
Resilience
Electrical Energy
Forming
Transistor
28. The ability to get answers to questions through a conscious - organized process. The answers are usually - but not necessarily - quantitative
Programmable Logic Controller
Codes
Problem Solving
R- value
29. An energy source that will never run out
Technical Communication
R- value
Inexhaustible Energy
Torque
30. The ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it
Synthetic
Efficiency
Resistance Force
Crank
31. The calculated likelihood that a given event will occur
Convection
Probability
Product Life Cycle
Lever
32. The measure of resistance to heat flow
Flowchart
R- value
Variance
Purpose
33. Changing one form of energy to another
Electrolysis...
Renewable Energy
Energy Conservation
Tension Force
34. Maximum stress that a material will withstand without permanent deformation
Elastic Limit
Moment
Lever
Pictorial Sketch
35. Anything for which a person is legally bound or responsible
Fatigue
Ampere
Velocity
Liability
36. A collection of individuals - each with his or her own expertise - brought together to benefit a common goal.
Quality Assurance
Team
Effort Force
Product Life Cycle
37. The magnitude of the total distance traveled divided by the time elapsed.
Speed
Pinned Support
Axial Stress
Piston
38. A device that responds to a physical stimulus
Sensor
Liability
Line of Best Fit
Wedge
39. The structure of or the relationship of the parts in a machine - or in a construction or process comparable to a machine.
Mechanism
Deformation
Failure Point
Designer
40. The use of quality control techniques associated with a process.
Quality Assurance
Free Fall
Frequency Distribution
Free Body Diagram
41. A cylinder that acts under pressure in one direction only and returns automatically when the pressure is released.
Single-Acting Cylinder
Static Equilibrium
Potential Energy
Pressure Releif Valve
42. A flat surface set at an angle or an incline with no moving parts that is able to lift objects by pushing or pulling the load.
Inclined Plane
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Energy
Design Statement
43. The state when objects are not yet in motion
Newton's Second Law
R- value
Crank
Gravitational Energy
44. Frequency distribution graph
Nondestructive Testing
Reliability
Frequency Polygons
Direction
45. The square root of the variance.
Electrical Energy
Standard Deviation
Centroid
Design Modification
46. Used to start and stop flow in a circuit
Purpose
Velocity
Normally Closed
Flow-Control Valve
47. The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the point of measurement.
Effort Force
Purpose
Atmospheric Pressure
Active Solar Energy Collection
48. Two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.
Belt
Wheel and Axle
Reed Switch
Microprocessor
49. 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.
Active Solar Energy Collection
Sample Space
Outcome
Static Equilibrium
50. 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
Scalar
Rupture Strength
Quality Control
Reliability