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Principles Of Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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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2. An electromagnetically operated switching device.
Data
Gravitational Energy
Parallel Circuit
Reed Switch
3. A device used to remove contamination from a fluid
Polymers
Fatigue
Filter
Mean Deviation
4. A systematic problem- solving strategy - with criteria and constraints - used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem
Viscosity
Design Process
Closed Loop System
Efficiency
5. The tank that holds the fluid in a hydraulic system.
Concurrent Force Systems
Planar Truss
Reservoir
Gay-Lussac's Law
6. Two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.
Kelvin
Electricity
Wheel and Axle
Atmospheric Pressure
7. Mechanical property of a material that indicates the ability of the material to handle overloading before it fractures
Designer
Probability
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Toughness
8. A subset of a sample space
Standar Deviation
Event
Screw
Technical Communication
9. 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.
Conduction
Newton's First Law
Piston
Resultant Force
10. A device used to measure flow rate.
Flow Meter
Liability
Histogram
Active Solar Energy Collection
11. A truss that lies in a single plane often used to support roofs and bridges
Switch
R- value
Planar Truss
Nondestructive Testing
12. Individual fuel cells that are combined in series.
Power Converter
Accuracy
Constraint
Fuel Cell Stack
13. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Axial Stress
Data
Flow Meter
Newton's Third Law
14. A part or element of a larger whole
Statically Indeterminate
Pump
Algorithm
Component
15. The connection points of members of a truss
Joint
Shear Stress
Liability
Solenoid
16. A device that responds to a physical stimulus
Sensor
Algorithm
Frequency Distribution
Forming
17. Numbers or information describing some characteristic.
Resistance
Simple Truss
Mean
Data
18. The transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity; Energy is transferred through collisions from one molecule to another
Renewable Energy
Conduction
Digital to Analog
Sprocket
19. Changes one form of power to another
Bayes' Therom
Product Life Cycle
Elastic Limit
Power Converter
20. The contact of a relay that is open when the coil is de- energized
Resisitance
Variance
Flange
Normally Open
21. The collection - evaluation - and interpretation of data
Statistics
Single-Acting Cylinder
Ultimate Stress
Opeen Loop System
22. A surface or shape exposed by making a straight cut through something at right angles to the axis.
Photocell
Cross -Sectional Area
Friction
Composite
23. The difference between samples
Variance
Rotor
Mean
Reed Switch
24. A fundamental entity of nature that is transferred between parts of a system in the production of physical change within the system and usually regarded as the capacity for doing work
Current
Ampere
Energy
Liability
25. Degree of conformity of a measure to a standard value.
Digital Signal
Vector Quanitity
Accuracy
Codes
26. 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.
Static Equilibrium
Moment
Absolute Pressure
Biomass
27. A series of usually metal links or rings connected to or fitted into one another and used to transmit motion and power within a sprocket system.
Chain
Electromagnet
Gravitational Energy
Ohm's Law
28. Anything for which a person is legally bound or responsible
First Law of Thermodynamics
Liability
Tolerance
Interface
29. A body subjected to a push.
Resilience
Compression Force
Digital Signal
Induction
30. Energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion
Shear Stress
Potentiometer
Gay-Lussac's Law
Kinetic Energy
31. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Synthetic
Digital Signal
Member
Inexhaustible Energy
32. Information encoded in a digital form - which is usually stored in an assigned address of a data memory for later use by the processor.
Data
Output
Pitch
Manufacturing
33. Arithmetic average
Filter
Gusset
Mean
Physical Properties
34. A major or minor change in the design of an item - effected in order to correct a deficiency - to facilitate production - or to improve operational effectiveness.
Open - ended
Acceleration
Toughness
Design Modification
35. A method of analysis of trusses which constructs free body diagrams of each joint and determines the forces acting in that joint by considering equilibrium of the joint pin.
Frequency Polygons
Wedge
Method of Joints
Simple Truss
36. An organization that works to develop and enforce regulations that implement environmental laws enacted by Congress
Viscosity
Environmental Protection Agency
Passive Solar Energy Collection
Subtractive
37. A device for making - breaking - or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
Voltage
Flow Velocity
Switch
Energy Conservation
38. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external forces acting upon it.
Outcome
Switch
Free Body Diagram
Destructive Testing
39. A device that holds the compressed air in a pneumatic system.
Solenoid
Filter
Receiver Tank
Current
40. The volume of fluid that moves through a system in a given period of time.
Current
Data Variation
Free Fall
Flow Rate
41. The use of gas flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another.
Pneumatics
Factor of Safety
Generator
Quantitative Data
42. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria
Breaking Stress
Decision Making
Induction
Screw
43. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology.
ABET
Receiver Tank
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Statistics
44. A conductor wrapped around an iron core. The two ends of the conductor are attached to a power source. When current passes through the conductor - the iron core becomes magnetized.
Fixed Support
Transmission Lines
Gay-Lussac's Law
Electromagnet
45. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Feedback
Assembly
Ampere
Pressure Releif Valve
46. A natural fuel such as coal or gas - formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
Flow Velocity
Fossil Fuel
Speed
Tolerance
47. The process in which an electric current is used to produce a chemical reaction - such as the decomposition of water
Moment
Feedback
Simple Machine
Electrolysis...
48. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts
Moment of Inertia
Composite
Potential Energy
Career
49. 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.
Pneumatics
Resistance
Inclined Plane
Solid Modeling
50. A resource that can be replaced when needed
Renewable Energy
Charles' Law
Breaking Stress
Directional-Control Valve