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Principles Of Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A specialized heavy- duty computer system used for process control in factories - chemical plants - and warehouses
Pascal's Law
Liability
Programmable Logic Controller
Quantitative Data
2. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Data
Scalar
Speed
Synthetic
3. A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a self- contained unit.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Assembly
Shear Stress
Reservoir
4. Individual fuel cells that are combined in series.
Rupture Strength
Fuel Cell Stack
Static Equilibrium
Product Life Cycle
5. A collection of individuals - each with his or her own expertise - brought together to benefit a common goal.
Bayes' Therom
Team
Stress -Strain Curve
Moment of Inertia
6. To monitor and control a process so that the quality of the output/product improves.
Process Control
Pressure Releif Valve
Volt
Hooke's Law
7. 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.
8. The rate at which work is performed or energy is expended
Heat
Power
Radiation
Resistance Force
9. A plate or bracket for strengthening an angle in framework.
Gusset
Digital to Analog
Mode
Fatigue
10. A part or element of a larger whole
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Component
Flow Rate
Programmable Logic Controller
11. An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder - forming the path and pitch.
Rupture Strength
Screw
Flowchart
Pressure
12. The process in which an electric current is used to produce a chemical reaction - such as the decomposition of water
Electrolysis...
Resultant Force
Failure Point
Passive Solar Energy Collection
13. A device used to spray an oil mist into the stream of a pneumatic system.
Synthetic
Lubricator
Stress -Strain Curve
Solenoid
14. Two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.
Gear
Pie Chart
Statistics
Wheel and Axle
15. The opposition that a device or material offers to the flow of direct current
Newton's Third Law
Compressor
Resistance
Normally Open
16. A device used to remove contamination from a fluid
Filter
Normally Open
Energy
Moment of Inertia
17. A valve that allows flow in one direction but prevents flow in the opposite direction.
Check Valve
Pascal's Law
Ohm
R- value
18. The square root of the variance.
Standard Deviation
Friction
Structure
Electricity
19. The law stating that the stress of a solid is directly proportional to the strain applied to it
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
Component
Lever
Resilience
21. Stages a product goes through from concept and use to eventual withdrawal from the marketplace
Thermodynamic System
Reliability
Kinetic Energy
Product Life Cycle
22. The fractional increase in a material's length due to stress in tension or thermal expansion
Histogram
Elongation
Bayes' Therom
Qualitative Data
23. A circular toothed object used to transfer rotary motion and torque through interlocking teeth
Gear
Viscosity
Inexhaustible Energy
Subtractive
24. 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
Normally Closed
Frequency Distribution
Polymers
Flow-Control Valve
25. The tank that holds the fluid in a hydraulic system.
Pressure Regulator
Structure
Reservoir
Normal Distribution
26. 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
Pictorial Sketch
Statically Indeterminate
Electrical Energy
27. 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.
Variance
ABET
Inclined Plane
Newton's Second Law
28. 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
Qualitative Data
Wheel and Axle
Electromagnetic Induction
Modulus of Elasticity
29. A device that responds to a physical stimulus
Electromagnetic Induction
Crank
Sensor
Manufacturing
30. The rotating member of an electrical machine
Rotor
Codes
Charles' Law
Structure
31. 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
Tolerance
Power
Newton's Second Law
32. The collection and analysis of numerical data in large quantities
Centroid
Ultimate Stress
Statistics
Process Control
33. The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the point of measurement.
Atmospheric Pressure
Gay-Lussac's Law
Moment
Sketch
34. A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles - for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.
Variance
Crank
Cable
Absolute Pressure
35. A device used to convert fluid power into mechanical power in the form of linear motion.
Codes
Quality Assurance
Cylinder
Design Modification
36. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external forces acting upon it.
Statistical Process Control
Free Body Diagram
Geothermal Energy
Mechanical Properties
37. States that the volume of a confined gas is proportional to its temperature - provided its pressure remains constant
38. A device used to create flow in a hydraulic system.
Pump
Resistance
Line of Best Fit
Resistance Force
39. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.
Analog to Digital
Active Solar Energy Collection
Standar Deviation
Decision Matrix
40. The result of an experiment
Normally Open
Design Statement
Effort Force
Outcome
41. 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
Consensus
Solenoid
Data
42. Impeding effect exerted by one material object on another.
Resistance Force
Digital Signal
Cable
Viscosity
43. A photo- sensitive resistor whose resistance decreases as the light striking the unit increases.
Flow Meter
Photocell
Efficiency
Accuracy
44. Slender straight pieces of a truss connected by joints.
Normally Open
Compression
Member
ABET
45. A natural fuel such as coal or gas - formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
Valve
First Law of Thermodynamics
Fossil Fuel
Energy
46. Values that represent a measurable quantity
Data
Quantitative Data
Centroid
Speed
47. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Fatigue
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Thermodynamic System
Biomass
48. 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.
Magnitude
Moment
Decision Making
Displacement
49. Middle value of a set of values arranged in order of magnitude.
NTC Resistor
Median
Nonrenewable Energy
Switch
50. The calculated likelihood that a given event will occur
Distance
Forming
Decision Making
Probability