Pneumatics
Engines
Energy
Sensorics
Trivia
100

What distributor is required to use a double acting cylinder?

5/2 distributor

100

What two types of internal combustion engines do motorcycles use?

Two-stroke or four-stroke internal combustion engine.

100

What is the first source of energy?

The Sun.


100

The most commonly used laser color for an optical sensor

Red.

100

Which timer delays events from stopping?

Off-delay timer(Toff)

200

What is the standard atmosphere pressure? (hpa)

1013 hpa

200

What are the two types of engines commonly used in cars?

Diesel and petrol internal combustion engines.

200

Name three main fossil fuel types.

Coal, oil and natural gas.

200

The maximum distance in which an induction sensor can detect metals

250mm

200

List the parts of Von Neumann's computer model (5)

Input, output, memory, arithmetic-logic unit, control unit.

300

What process involves the change of volume and temperature, but not pressure?

Isobar

300

Who invented the first steam engine?

James Watt
300

What are the five major renewable energy sources?

Solar energy, Geothermal energy, Wind energy, Biomass, Hydropower.

300

Sensor that tracks wheel speed and optimizes brakes and traction control

ABS.

300

How do we call the logic gate which produces a false output, only if all it's inputs are true?

NAND GATE

400

What is the equation of state of an ideal gas?

pV=mRT

400

The name of first automobile

Benz Patent Motor Car.
400

What is the name of the process that allows nuclear powerplants to create energy?

Fission.

400

Sensor that detects thermal radiation

Infrared sensor

400

Version of which sensor has the greatest range?

Optical sensor.

500

How many dust particles are in one cubic meter of air?

180 milion

500

Who invented the internal combustion engine?

Nikolaus August Otto.

500

How much energy does a lightning bolt produce in? (joules)

1 bilion joules

500

The most commonly used sensor since the 2000's which police use to track if someone is speeding

LIDAR.

500

What is the full name of the logic circuit that performs the NAND logic function?

Transistor-transistor logic(TTL)

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