An automobile company is ready to test a new, full-size, fully operational model. This type of model is called a _________
Prototype
100
If paper is cut with scissors, what structural stress is being applied to the scissors while it is being cut?
Shear
100
Reducing the diameter of a pipe will do what to the velocity? The pressure?
This will increase velocity and decrease pressure
100
What is meant by the term 'conductor' ?
Regarding electricity, a conductor is a material that allows current to be transmitted through it. Good examples of conductors are metal and water
100
A home receiving a lot of exposure to the Sun will benefit from the heating effects of sunlight. By which method will sunlight heat the home?
Radiation
200
What manufacturing process is baking a clay pot in a kiln?
Conditioning
200
Steel is a good material to use to suspend the deck in suspension bridges, because steel is very strong in _____________
Tension
200
Which of the following is an open fluid system?
(A) Car's brake system
(B) Squirt gun
(C) Vascular system
(D) Forced hot H20 heating
(B) Squirt gun
200
What is meant by the term 'insulator' ?
Regarding electricity, an insulator is a material that doesn't allow current to be transmitted through it. Good examples of insulators are rubber and plastic
200
When thermal energy is trapped by the gases we pollute into the air, it is an example of what effect?
This is the greenhouse effect
300
Sanding a block of wood is what type of manufacturing process?
Separating
300
The floor of a particular motel room should be able to support 50 lb. per sq. ft. of live load. If the dimensions of the room are 12' x 15' what is the total live load that the floor should support?
9000 lbs
300
A fluid system has a 3:11 area ratio. If the input cylinder receives a distance of 28", what is the output distance?
7.63" of output distance
300
Mr B needs to measure the amount of current flowing through a circuit. Which instrument should he use for this task?
Ammeter
300
Concerning energy resources, what is meant by the term 'non-renewable' ?
Non-renewable energy resources means that there is a limited supply of that energy resource. Eventually the supply we have will run out.
400
Several college students want to design and build a solar-powered car. They have chosen a design. Which of the following should they do next to follow an engineering design process?
Build prototype
400
Which of the following tools can be used in an assembling process during manufacturing?
A. kiln
B. mold
C. rivet
D. shears
C. Rivet
400
Which bend would have the greatest resistance to fluid flow, a 3" dia. pipe, or a 12" dia. pipe? Which of these pipes would have the lowest pressure?
A 3" dia. pipe would have the greatest resistance
A 12" pipe would have the lowest pressure
400
What have we described as a controller of a circuit?
A switch is a controller
400
Give three different example of non-renewable energy
Natural gas, petroleum, coal, uranium, plutonium
500
A pictorial viewpoint that is projected back on 2 axis, is called a _________
Isometric
500
Concerning costs to run robotics in manufacturing, compare the startup costs to the operating costs
Startup costs are high, yet operating costs are low
500
Which of the following explains why a sprinkler system is considered an open fluid system?
(A) It uses water instead of air.
(B) It allows water to evaporate.
(C) It allows water to leave the system.
(D) It recycles all the water within the system.
(C) It allows water to leave the system.
500
3.7 amps are pushed through a circuit with 5 volts. What is the power consumption of this circuit?
P = IxV
18.5 Watts
500
What concept makes the heat in your home travel upstairs?