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100

What is the IMA of the pulley system?

What is 5:1?

100

Moment is...

What is force times perpendicular distance?

100

If you have not been given instruction on a tool or piece of equipment in the laboratory, you should:

What is- leave it alone?

100

The total resistance of the circuit is... 

What is 18 kOhms?

100

An example of an open loop system...

answers may vary

microwave timer, etc.

200

What is the IMA of the wedge system?

L= 50 in

t= 5 in

What is 10:1?

200

Solve for x in the triangle

What is 10?

200

The proper setup for SI Notation...

what is a x 10b where a is a number between 1-999 and b is a multiple of 3

200

Kirchoff's Current Law is associated with 

What is parallel circuits?

200

An example of a closed loop system...

Answers may vary. 

Automatic door, dryer with moisture sensors, etc.

300

What is the IMA of the inclined plane?

What is 3.16 :1 ?

300

Describe a cantilever

What is a rigid bar with one secure end?

300

A large voltage is applied to a circuit and a fire is started on a circuit board in the lab. When you inform your instructor, the fire extinguisher they should use to extinguish the fire is... 

What is a Class C Fire Extinguisher?

300

The total resistance of the circuit is...

What is 625 Ohms?

300

The gauge pressure of a pneumatic cylinder reads 20 psi when the volume is 30 cubic inches. The cylinder is compressed until the gauge reads 60 psi.  Assume standard atmospheric pressure (14.7 psi). The volume in the cylinder after the gas is compressed is...

What is 13.9 in3?

400

What amount of effort force is needed to balance the load?

DR=1 ft

DE= 3ft

FR=32lbs

What is 10.67 lbs?

400

Calculate the moment of inertia for a beam that is 2” by 4” and has a length of 96”. Assume this beam is in the JOIST position. 

What is 10.6 in4?

400

What are the steps of the Engineering Design Process?

What are...

1. Define Problem

2. Generate Concepts

3. Develop Solution

4. Construct and Test

5. Evaluate Solution

6. Present Solution 

400

If a weightlifter lifts 600 N to a height of 2m in 5 seconds, they generated (how much power?)

What is 240 W?

400

In Perfect gas laws, these variables are directly proportional. 

What are...

P and T  and

V and T ?

500

Using the information below, solve for the efficiency of the wheel and axle system. Assume the wheel is driving the axle. 

Dwheel= 28 in

Daxle= 13 in

Fwheel= 122 lbs

Faxle= 256 lbs 


What is 97.21%

500

A compound gear train is composed of four gears: A, B, C, and D. Gear A has 10 teeth and is meshed with gear B. Gear B has 20 teeth and shares a shaft with gear C, which has 16 teeth. Gear C is meshed with gear D, the output gear. Power is supplied at gear A with 100 ft·lb of torque and is traveling at 1,600 rpm.

With a system torque output of 500 ft·lb, gear D should have (how many teeth)?

What is 40 teeth?

500

When concept sketching, one should start with drawing...

What is simple shapes?

500

A watt, broken down into simpler units

What is a N*m per second?

500

The diamond in flowcharting symbolizes

What is a decision point?

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