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Principles Of 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. A device used to remove contamination from a fluid
Cylinder
Rupture Strength
Filter
Gay-Lussac's Law
2. The condition or quality of being true - correct - or exact; precision; exactness.
Pulley
Finishing
Accuracy
Structure
3. The process of creating an object by adding small pieces or layers together to make a final product
Additive Process
Opeen Loop System
Deviation
Newton's Third Law
4. The potential difference measured in volts. The amount of work to be done to move a charge from one point to another along an electric circuit
Voltage
Mechanical Properties
Speed
Shear Stress
5. 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
Quality Assurance
Assembly
Polymers
Centroid
6. A body subjected to a push.
Moment
Input
Compression Force
Process Control
7. A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity
Alternative Energy
Generator
Hydraulics
Sample Space
8. Energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
Destructive Testing
Directional-Control Valve
Alternative Energy
Power Converter
9. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels
Analog Signal
Probability
Newton's First Law
Programmable Logic Controller
10. The collection and analysis of numerical data in large quantities
Transistor
Material
Statistics
Technical Communication
11. Listing of a data values along with their corresoponding frequencies.
Reliability
NTC Resistor
Breaking Stress
Frequency Distribution
12. A straight line that comes closest to the points on a scatter plot
First Law of Thermodynamics
Line of Best Fit
Series Circuit
Accuracy
13. 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.
Resisitance
Career
Static Equilibrium
Median
14. Sometimes referred to as tensile strength; determined by measuring the maximum load a material specimen can carry when in the shape of a rectangular bar or cylindrical can
Biomass
Method of Joints
Ultimate Stress
First Law of Thermodynamics
15. A type of lever that is a wheel with a groove in its rim - which is used to change the direction or multiply a force exerted by a rope or cable.
Efficiency
Ampere
Pulley
Pascal's Law
16. The volume of fluid that moves through a system in a given period of time.
Proportional Limit
Fixed Support
Flow Rate
Reliability
17. A group technique for solving problems - generating ideas - stimulating creative thinking - etc. - by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion
Solenoid
Solid Modeling
Electromagnetic Induction
Brainstorming
18. An electromagnetically operated switching device.
Finishing
Screw
Ohm
Reed Switch
19. The force per unit area exerted by a fluid against a surface
Pressure
Bar Chart
Programmable Logic Controller
Rupture Strength
20. Middle value of a set of values arranged in order of magnitude.
Deviation
Quality Control
Design Brief
Median
21. Categorical data graph
Open - ended
Bar Chart
Volume
Subtractive
22. The value that occurs most frequently
Stress -Strain Curve
Lever
Mode
Wheel and Axle
23. A force system where all of the forces are applied at a common point on the body or having their lines of action with a common intersection point.
Solid Modeling
Concurrent Force Systems
Electrolysis...
Career
24. Returning to an original condition. The extraction and recovery of valuable materials from scrap or other discarded materials
Temperature
Recycling
Product Development Lifecycle
Decision Matrix
25. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.
Reliability
Gusset
Electricity
Decision Matrix
26. The use of a liquid flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Inexhaustible Energy
Hydraulics
27. A support that prevents translation and rotation in a beam.
Algorithm
Deviation
Normally Open
Fixed Support
28. A measure of a fluid's thickness or resistance to flow.
Viscosity
Gear
Cross -Sectional Area
Input
29. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved - its criteria - and its constraints.
Quality Control
Design Brief
Lubricator
Microprocessor
30. Mechanical property of a material that indicates the ability of the material to handle overloading before it fractures
Electrical Energy
Pulley
Toughness
Series Circuit
31. A control system that considers the output of a system and makes adjustments based on that output.
Team
Inclined Plane
Efficiency
Closed Loop System
32. 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
Forming
Reed Switch
Modulus of Elasticity
Closed Loop System
33. Two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.
Resilience
Normally Open
Wheel and Axle
Process Control
34. A device that holds the compressed air in a pneumatic system.
Rupture Strength
Receiver Tank
Ceramic
Synthetic
35. The square root of the variance.
Liability
Tolerance
Standard Deviation
Closed Loop System
36. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance
Ceramic
Metal
Work
Wheel and Axle
37. A device for making - breaking - or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
Switch
Line of Best Fit
Centroid
Accuracy
38. 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
Voltage
Mode
Parallel Circuit
Decision Making
39. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts
Reed Switch
Potential Energy
Nondestructive Testing
Reservoir
40. Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad
Qualitative Data
Median
Piston
Open - ended
41. 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
Inclined Plane
Concurrent Force Systems
Gravitational Energy
Mechanical Properties
42. The ability to get answers to questions through a conscious - organized process. The answers are usually - but not necessarily - quantitative
Variance
Problem Solving
Target Consumer
Ceramic
43. 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.
Electromagnet
Resistance Force
Resistance
Free Body Diagram
44. A cylinder that can act under pressure in both directions (extend and retract) to move a load.
Digital to Analog
Double-Acting Cylinder
Physical Properties
Moment
45. A specialized heavy- duty computer system used for process control in factories - chemical plants - and warehouses
Programmable Logic Controller
Open - ended
Inclined Plane
Pneumatics
46. A subordinate routine; specifically - a sequence of computer instructions for performing a specified task that can be used repeatedly.
Volt
Subroutine
Potential Energy
Strain
47. The use of quality control techniques associated with a process.
Quality Assurance
Power Converter
Valve
Fulcrum
48. The return to the input of a part of the output of a machine - system - or process
Sketch
Material
Feedback
Speed
49. The reason for which something is done or for which something exists.
Purpose
Transmission Lines
Pressure Releif Valve
Wheel and Axle
50. A solid- state switching device.
Deformation
Cable
Transistor
Input