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Principles of Engineering Semester Practice Final

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the fixed point upon which a lever rotates?
a)
fulton
b)
fulcrum
c)
furmen
d)
falcon
2.
A screw is made up of _________ wrapped around a post or rod.
a)
treads
b)
springs
c)
threads
d)
strings
3.
What type of simple machine is shown here?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Lever
d)
Wedge
4.
Something similar to a see-saw that can lift an object.
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Wheel and Axle
5.
What is the formula for calculating mechanical advantage?
a)
F = w/d
b)
ma = Fr/Fe
c)
ma = F x D
d)
ma = M + A
6.
What is the mechanical advantage of a simple machine if a force of 15 newtons lifts an object weighing 60 newtons?
a)
2
b)
45
c)
.25
d)
4
7.
How much work is done in moving a box 20 meters, using a force of 25 newtons?
a)
500 meters
b)
500 joules
c)
45 joules
d)
5 meters
8.
The temperature of a glass of cold water will eventually...
a)
Match the temperature of the surrounding environment.
b)
Always be colder than the surrounding environment.
c)
Become warmer than the surrounding environment.
d)
Never change temperature.
9.

Do molecules generally move faster at 45 C or 106 C?

a)

45 C because molecules have more energy than in 106C

b)

106 C because molecules have more energy than in 45C

c)

106 C because molecules have less energy than in 45C

d)

45C because molecules have less energy than in 106 C

10.
What do we call the relationship between thermal energy, heat and work?
a)
Closed System
b)
Entropy
c)
Conductors
d)
Thermodynamics
11.

The equivalent resistance in this circuit is

a)

100 ohms

b)

450 ohms

c)

400 ohms

d)

30 ohms

12.

What is a circuit with several paths for electricity to flow?

a)

conductor

b)

series circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

open circuit

13.

What is this called?

a)

Jumper wires

b)

Circuit

c)

Battery leads

d)

Breadboard

14.

What will happen if you forget to include one of these in the circuit?

a)

The current will go too fast

b)

The LED will burn out

c)

The circuit will overload

d)

All of the above

15.
Using the picture, which part is being shown?
a)
cortex
b)
motor
c)
limit switch
d)
battery pack
16.
Using the picture, which part is being shown?
a)
battery pack
b)
cortex
c)
motor
d)
power
17.
What is this VEX Robot part?
a)
Bump Switch
b)
Wheel
c)
Sprocket Gear
d)
Axel
18.

VEX IQ robots can be programmed using _____________ programming language.

a)

Drag and Drop

b)

Robot C

c)

Java-Script

d)

Python

19.

The very first line of every Robot C program is __________.

a)

an opening curly brace

b)

task main()

c)

setmotorspeed[rightmotor, 50]:

d)

resetmotorencoder[rightmotor, 50];

20.

Which engineering field is this....


Design, develop, and test aircraft and spacecraft ranging from rockets and spacecraft to gliders and small passenger aircraft?

a)

Health & Safety

b)

Aerospace

c)

Agricultural

d)

Mechanical

21.

Which Engineering Field is this...


Plan the design, construction, and maintenance of various civil structures?

a)

Industrial

b)

Mechanical

c)

Civil

d)

Petroleum

22.

This type of engineer is involved in the discovery, extraction, and processing of raw materials.

a)

Petroleum Engineer

b)

Mining Engineer

c)

Civil Engineer

d)

Industrial Engineer

23.
If simple machines reduce the force needed to move an object, what trade-off must be made?
a)
increase the amount of work
b)
decrease the amount of work
c)
increase the distance the force is applied
d)
decrease the distance the force is applied
24.
Look at the pressure triangle. How do we calculate the area?
a)
f ÷ a
b)
f x p
c)
p x f
d)
f ÷ p
25.

movement of water through a dam in a river is converted to useable energy

a)

hydropower

b)

solar

c)

nuclear

d)

wind

26.

How much force is needed to apply 35 Pascals to 7 square meters?

a)

5 Newtons

b)

42 Newtons

c)

245 Newtons

d)

105 Newtons