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Principles Of Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A resource that can be replaced when needed
Free Body Diagram
Reservoir
Renewable Energy
Variance
2. 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.
Sense
Inclined Plane
Power
Axial Stress
3. A type of pressure control valve that limits the maximum pressure in a hydraulic or pneumatic circuit.
Simple Truss
Crank
Pressure Releif Valve
Alternative Energy
4. A vector quantity that includes the speed and direction of an object.
Elongation
ABET
Lubricator
Velocity
5. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Biomass
Histogram
Tolerance
Actual Mechanical Advantage
6. A device for making - breaking - or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
Switch
Fuel Cell Stack
Direction
Breaking Stress
7. The contact of a relay that is closed when the coil is de- energized.
Reed Switch
Statistical Process Control
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Normally Closed
8. A support that prevents translation in any direction
Pinned Support
Quantitative Data
Wedge
Elastic Limit
9. The measure of resistance to heat flow
First Law of Thermodynamics
Standar Deviation
Radiation
Temperature
10. Two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.
Wheel and Axle
Effort Force
Electrical Energy
Voltage
11. A device that holds the compressed air in a pneumatic system.
Receiver Tank
Material
Directional-Control Valve
Subroutine
12. A part or element of a larger whole
Component
Material
Planar Truss
Synthetic
13. The use of gas flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another.
Pneumatics
Speed
Ampere
Design Statement
14. 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.
Radiation
Designer
Method of Joints
Resisitance
15. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end - especially by a computer.
Interface
Open - ended
Hydraulics
Algorithm
16. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external forces acting upon it.
Boyle's Law
Flow-Control Valve
Free Body Diagram
Variance
17. 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.
Metal
Event
Moment
Data Variation
18. The distance the fluid travels through a system in a given period of time.
Electromagnetic Induction
Interface
Flow Velocity
Gear
19. Used to start and stop flow in a circuit
Resultant Force
Flow-Control Valve
Analog to Digital
Tolerance
20. A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity
Flow Meter
Generator
Efficiency
Pump
21. 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
Raw Material
Failure Point
Reliability
Stress -Strain Curve
22. A cylinder that can act under pressure in both directions (extend and retract) to move a load.
Concurrent Force Systems
Simple Machine
Double-Acting Cylinder
Statistics
23. An organization that works to develop and enforce regulations that implement environmental laws enacted by Congress
Sprocket
Environmental Protection Agency
Reservoir
Inclined Plane
24. The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
Technical Communication
Radiation
Elongation
Acceleration
25. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance
Flange
Constraint
Work
Kinetic Energy
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.
Subroutine
Accuracy
Ceramic
Moment
27. The use of quality control techniques associated with a process.
Quality Assurance
Planar Truss
Direction
Torque
28. Test methods used to examine an object - material - or system causing permanent damage to its usefulness
Nondestructive Testing
Destructive Testing
Fatigue
Statistics
29. Any of various elementary mechanisms including the lever - the wheel and axle - the pulley - the inclined plane - the wedge - and the screw.
Simple Machine
Simple Truss
Pump
Series Circuit
30. The fractional increase in a material's length due to stress in tension or thermal expansion
Vector Quanitity
Design Process
Elongation
Effort Force
31. The ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it
Nondestructive Testing
Designer
Analog to Digital
Efficiency
32. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved - its criteria - and its constraints.
Volt
Design Brief
Forming
Quantitative Data
33. Properties other than mechanical properties that pertain to the physics of a material and can usually be measured without the application of force
Physical Properties
Failure Point
Polarity
Belt
34. The force per unit area exerted by a fluid against a surface
Qualitative Data
Pressure
Pinned Support
Factor of Safety
35. Energy caused by the movement of electrons.
Single-Acting Cylinder
Biomass
Charles' Law
Electrical Energy
36. Systems that do not make use of any externally powered - moving parts - such as circulation pumps - to move heated water or air.
Problem Solving
Passive Solar Energy Collection
Programmable Logic Controller
Digital Signal
37. A support that prevents translation and rotation in a beam.
Design Process
Liability
Transmission Lines
Fixed Support
38. A system that links electricity produced in power stations to deliver it to where it is needed
Viscosity
Screw
Pneumatics
Power Grid
39. 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.
Tolerance
Static Equilibrium
Displacement
Design Process
40. A systemized body of laws; a set of principles - as of ethics
Component
Codes
Centroid
Generator
41. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels
Analog Signal
Inexhaustible Energy
Electromagnet
Current
42. The difference between the maximum and minimum dimensions allowed within the design of a product.
Accuracy
Tolerance
U-Value
Component
43. A body subjected to a push.
Flange
Turbine
Efficiency
Compression Force
44. A profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling.
Polymers
Entropy
Viscosity
Career
45. Condition caused by collapse - break - or bending - so that a structure or structural element can no longer fulfill its purpose
Failure Point
Pinned Support
Closed Loop System
Power
46. A resource that cannot be replaced once used
Gusset
Nonrenewable Energy
Conduction
Raw Material
47. The use of a fluid (liquid or gas) to transmit power from one location to another.
Fluid Power
Belt
Gay-Lussac's Law
Feedback
48. The collection and analysis of numerical data in large quantities
Standard Deviation
Statistics
Hydraulics
Passive Solar Energy Collection
49. The unit of electric resistance in the meter- kilogram- second system of units. Symbolized as O
Current
Qualitative Data
Output
Ohm
50. The return to the input of a part of the output of a machine - system - or process
Wedge
Feedback
Work
Moment