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QUIZZARD 2022 MECHANICAL CONCEPT

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the importance of selecting the appropriate tool/mahine for the job?

a)

For efficiency and to save on material

b)

To show that you are aware of you job to be done

c)

To prove to the supervisor that you know your tool/machine

d)

Better able to master your job

2.

State TWO (2) activities that can be performed by mechanical cutting tools..

a)

Ripping, seaming

b)

Sawing, shearing

c)

brazing,drilling

d)

cutting, molding

3.

What is the purpose of the lubricant in mechanical cutting operations?

a)

soothing, the blades

b)

warn up cutting tool blades

c)

help blades to move freely

d)

cooling cutting tools blades

4.

What is Tolerance?

a)

The exact timing

b)

An allowable limit, the normal value

c)

Given time to tolerate a thing

d)

Time value

5.

What factor should be consider if you are to use the material in the most economical way? Let say that Quiz is in the form of A, B, C, D, and E.

a)

Job specification instruction

b)

Correct machine to be selected for cutting correct measuring equipment

c)

Correct holding equipment

d)

A B,,and C

e)

None of the above

6.

List the basic ingredients in concrete...

a)

Cement

b)

sand

c)

crush stone

d)

water

e)

All of the above

7.

When casting a concrete floor, which tool is used to level off the concrete to he top of the screeds?

a)

Cordline

b)

Level

c)

Straight edge or strike off

d)

A plumber's rule

8.

Why should concrete be placed as close as possible to its final?

a)

Prevent seperation of the ingredient

b)

Nearer to work area

c)

Easier to handle

d)

To keep all the ingredients to the final

9.

Explain why it is necessary for the work or sub grade to be wet before placing concrete.

a)

For concrete to hold onto sub grade

b)

for the mixture to remain soupy

c)

So that the work is done in due time

d)

For easier access of concrete onto work

10.

Why is the water/cement ratio very important when mixing concrete? Let say that Quiz is in the form of A, B, C, D and E.

a)

The quality of cement paste determine the quality of the concrete

b)

Too much water will weaken the concrete

c)

The more water the better the mix

d)

A and B

e)

C only

11.

Explain what problems you may encounter in coordinating with other trades people?

a)

Poor communication or confusion

b)

Team work

c)

Great business ideas

d)

None of the above

12.

How can the problems cordinating installation with trades person be resolved/

a)

Get all persons involve in activities

b)

Regular meetings, discussing objectives

c)

Meeting once per year on business routine

d)

Engage in other discussions

13.

What does it mean to work as a member of a team?

a)

Working to achieve the same objective

b)

Working together to achieve different goals

c)

Working to achieve the highest pay

d)

Working to make the job easier

14.

The amount of weight carried,especially by a vehicle ... is called ...

a)

load

b)

blocks

c)

floats

d)

outriggers

15.

This tool is called

a)

jib

b)

pulley blocks

c)

hook

d)

loadsor

16.

This tool is called

a)

jib

b)

pulley blocks

c)

loadsor

d)

hook

17.

Something physical such as a force that has size and direction is called ...

a)

repulsion

b)

torque

c)

strain

d)

vector

18.

We can give a pictorial representation of vector quantities...

What does it mean by pictorial?

a)

something physical such as a force that has size and direction

b)

consisting of or having the form of a picture or pictures

c)

a small sail in the shape of a triangle, positioned in front of the main sail on a boat

d)

to put something into a liquid for a short time

19.

Under no circumstances should outriggers be placed on ground covered by puddles of water which prevent ...


Puddles of water means ...

a)

rain in very small, light drops

b)

a pool of liquid on the ground or floor, formed by filling up the holes in uneven surfaces

c)

to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface

d)

very small pieces of coloured sugar or chocolate used as a decoration on the top of cakes

20.

This tool is called ...

a)

flick

b)

fling

c)

swing

d)

sling

21.

To (cause to) fall over onto one side ...

a)

slope

b)

tip over

c)

stip

d)

tilt

22.

Conductor is ...

a)

a group of people, especially one that meets regularly for aparticular purpose, such as government, or, more generally, theprocess of coming together, or the state of being together

b)

a framework (= basic structure) that something such as a sculpture isbuilt onto

c)

a substance that allows heat or electricity to go through it

d)

a part of an electrical circuit designed to produce a particular amountof resistance to the flow of current

23.

He was out to get some air is an understatement ...


Understatement means ..

a)

to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important,serious, bad, etc. than it really is

b)

to offer to do work or provide a service for a lower price than someone else:

c)

the side of something that is usually closest to the ground.

d)

the lower part or the bottom surface of something

24.

Energy that is produced using the sun, wind, etc., or from crops, rather than using fuels such as oil or coal is called ...

a)

renewable energy

b)

exothermic energy

c)

exoergic energy

d)

energy releasing

25.

Strange and very modern, or intended or seeming to come from some imagined time in the future has synonym with ...

a)

alternative

b)

futuristic

c)

unstylish

d)

passee

26.

In reality, some of the most effective ways of harnessing horsepower from nature are based on concepts.


The synonym of harnessing is ..

a)

minimum

b)

maximum

c)

encourage

d)

support

27.

The wind turbine is an obvious example.


The meaning of obvious is (except) ...

a)

demonstrable

b)

open

c)

provable

d)

unnoticeable

28.

The firm is planning to construct a tower a colossal one kilometer high.


The synonym of collosal is (except) ...

a)

large

b)

big

c)

prodigious

d)

insignificant

29.

A tall metal structure with a long horizontal part, used for lifting and moving heavy objects is called ...

a)

converter

b)

pulley

c)

tappet

d)

crane

30.

This picture is called ...

a)

disc brake

b)

suspension

c)

carburetor

d)

piston

31.

This picture is called ...

a)

disc brake

b)

suspension

c)

carburetor

d)

piston

32.

Energy that an object or system has because it is moving is called ...

a)

shove

b)

seethe

c)

kinetic energy

d)

libration

33.

A soft, greyish-white material that does notburn, used especially in the past in buildings, clothing, etc. as a protection against fire and as a form of insulation (= a way of stopping heat from escaping) is called

a)

lackquer

b)

limestone

c)

asbestos

d)

flitch

34.

The ability to float is called ...

a)

heaviness

b)

buoyancy

c)

cowardice

d)

deaden

35.

Friction is a help in some cisrcumtances but a hindrance in others.


Hindrance has synonym with ...

a)

something that makes it more difficult for you to do something or for something to develop

b)

a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is

c)

the act of stopping something happening, operating, etc. for a period of time

d)

to not move any more or to make someone or something not move any more

36.

The force that makes it difficult for one object to slide along the surface of another or to move through a liquid or gas is called ...

a)

friction

b)

strain

c)

binding

d)

vector

37.

Equilibrium means

a)

imbalance

b)

angularity

c)

straightness

d)

a state of balance

38.

In disc brake, this part has function to ensure that one brake pad is pushed against the inner surface of the disc while, simultaneously, the other pad is pulled against the outer surface is called ...

a)

caliper

b)

beam balance

c)

probe

d)

abacus

39.

The tendency of something to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed is called (except) ...

a)

flexibility

b)

extendable

c)

elasticity

d)

stuck

40.

A (part of a) machine that presses gas or air into less space is called ...

a)

fulcrum

b)

compressor

c)

shaft

d)

shovel

41.

(of a turning object) moving away from the point around which it is turning called ...

a)

centrifugal

b)

afferent

c)

Foucault pendulum

d)

nerve

42.

A unit used to measure force, equal to the force that moves a mass of one kilogram one metre in one second is called ...

a)

calorie

b)

molar

c)

force

d)

dense

43.

Hazardous materials means (except) ...

a)

safe

b)

unsafe

c)

dangerous

d)

risky

44.

The cause of elasticity of a substance is

a)

deformation

b)

large internal restoring force

c)

low internal restoring force

d)

less distance between the molecules

45.

The graph of stress against strain is always

a)

straight line

b)

parabola

c)

Straight line in elastic region

d)

parabola in elastic region

46.

Young's modulus is property of

a)

solids

b)

solids and liquids

c)

solids or liquids

d)

gases

47.

There are two identical wires with Young's moduli Y1 and Y2 respectively such that Y1> Y2. If they are hung from a rigid support and same weight is applied to them at their free ends then

a)

elongation in the wires will be same

b)

elongation in the first wire will be more

c)

First wire will constrict more

d)

Elongation in the second wire will be more

48.

1 N/m2 = ____ dyne /cm2

a)

1

b)

1000

c)

100

d)

10

49.

The bulk modulus of a material of a wire 1m long is B. So the bulk modulus of a 2m long wire of same material will be

a)

2B

b)

B

c)

2/B

d)

B/2

50.

A balloon 's volume decreases by 1% when its pressure is increased by 80%. So its Bulk modulus is

a)

80 unit

b)

1/80 unit

c)

1 unit

d)

800 unit

51.

If a force of 4 N is applied across a face of a cube whose sides are 2mm each then stress produced is

a)

16N/m2

b)

106N/m2

c)

1

d)

4

52.

Compressibility is reciprocal of

a)

Young's modulus

b)

Modulus of elasticity

c)

Shear modulus

d)

Bulk modulus

53.

If a wire breaks just after plastic flow begins then material is

a)

strong

b)

hard

c)

brittle

d)

ductile

54.

The property by which a body returns to its original shape after removal of the force is called __________

a)

a) Plasticity

b)

b) Elasticity

c)

c) Ductility

d)

d) Malleability

55.

The property of a material by which it can be beaten or rolled into thin plates is called __________

a)

a) Malleability

b)

b) Plasticity

c)

c) Ductility

d)

d) Elasticity

56.

Which law is also called as the elasticity law?

a)

a) Bernoulli’s law

b)

b) Stress law

c)

c) Hooke’s law

d)

d) Poisson’s law

57.

The materials which have the same elastic properties in all directions are called __________

a)

a) Isotropic

b)

b) Brittle

c)

c) Homogeneous

d)

d) Hard

58.

A member which does not regain its original shape after removal of the load producing deformation is said __________

a)

a) Plastic

b)

b) Elastic

c)

c) Rigid

d)

d) None of the mentioned

59.

The body will regain it is previous shape and size only when the deformation caused by the external forces, is within a certain limit. What is that limit?

a)

a) Plastic limit

b)

b) Elastic limit

c)

c) Deformation limit

d)

d) None of the mentioned

60.

As the elastic limit reaches, tensile strain __________

a)

a) Increases more rapidly

b)

b) Decreases more rapidly

c)

c) Increases in proportion to the stress

d)

d) Decreases in proportion to the stress

61.

The section modulus of a circular section about an axis through its C.G., is

a)

(A) π/4

b)

(B) π/16

c)

(C) πd3/16

d)

(D) πd3/32

62.

If a part is constrained to move and heated, it will develop

a)

(A) Principal stress

b)

(B) Tensile stress

c)

(C) Compressive stress

d)

(D) Shear stress

63.

At ________ the shearing stress in a beam are maximum.

a)

a) Extreme fibres

b)

b) Modulus of section

c)

c) Neutral axis

d)

d) Along the cross-sectional area

64.

Hooke’s law holds good up to

a)

yield point

b)

limit of proportionality

c)

breaking point

d)

elastic limit

e)

plastic limit.

65.

Young’s modulus is defined as the ratio of

a)

volumetric stress and volumetric strain

b)

lateral stress and lateral strain

c)

longitudinal stress and longitudinal strain

d)

shear stress to shear strain

e)

longitudinal stress and lateral strain.

66.

The unit of Young’s modulus is

a)

(a)mm/mm

b)

(b)kg/cm

c)

(c)kg

d)

(d)kg/cm2

e)

(e)kg cm2.

67.

Deformation per unit length in the direction of force is known

a)

Strain

b)

Linear Strain

c)

Lateral Strain

d)

Unit Strain

68.

The materials having same elastic properties in all directions are called

a)

(a) ideal materials

b)

(b) uniform materials

c)

(c) isotropic materials

d)

(d) paractical materials

e)

(e) elastic materials.

69.

Modulus of rigidity is defined as the ratio of

a)

(a) longitudinal stress and longitudinal

strain

b)

(b) volumetric stress and volumetric strain

c)

(c) lateral stress and lateral strain

d)

(d) shear stress and shear strain

e)

(e) linear stress and lateral strain.

70.

Which of the following has no unit

a)

(a) kinematic viscosity

b)

(b) surface tension

c)

(c) bulk modulus

d)

(d) strain

e)

(e) elasticity.

71.

Which of the following materials is most elastic

a)

(a) rubber

b)

(b) plastic

c)

(c) brass.

d)

(d) steel

72.

For which material the Poisson’s ratio is more than unity

a)

(a) steel

b)

(b) copper

c)

(c) aluminium

d)

(e) none of the above.

73.

The stress developed in a material at breaking point in extension is called

a)

(a) fracture stress

b)

(b) yield point stress

c)

(c) breaking stress

d)

(d) ultimate tensile stress

e)

(e) proof stress.

74.
For a lever to be a first class lever the fulcrum needs to be ..
a)
between the load and the effort
b)
on one side and the load and effort on the other side 
c)
on the same side as the load arm. 
75.
The diagram shows a movable pulley system. When moving a load, this pulley system changes the —
a)
direction of the force.
b)
amount of force needed.
c)
pull of gravity on the load.
d)
overall mass of the rope.
76.
When you carry a heavy box up a ramp, instead of lifting it directly onto a platform: 
a)
The amount of work you have to do increases slightly
b)
The amount of work you have to do decreases slightly 
c)
The amount of work you have to do decreases significantly
d)
The amount of work you have to do stays the same 
77.
What mechanical advantage can you get using a single fixed single moveable pulley effort going up?
a)
The effort would be 1/5 of the weight.
b)
The effort would be 1/2 of the weight.
c)
The effort would be 1/4 of the weight.
d)
The effort would be 1/3 of the weight.
78.
The pivot point in a lever system is called a(n)
a)
lever arm
b)
load
c)
fulcrum
d)
effort
79.
a benefit obtained by using a lever (or other simple machine)
a)
lever
b)
advantage
c)
simple machine
d)
effort
80.
any of the six basic devices that provide mechanical or other advantage, such as pulleys and levers
a)
effort
b)
lever
c)
load
d)
simple machine
81.

In a simple machine, what is the load?

a)

point where the lever arm pivots

b)

the force needed to move the load

c)

the mass lifted by a system

d)

the distance the load travels

82.

In a simple machine, what is the effort?

a)

the force needed to move the load

b)

the distance the load travels

c)

the mass lifted by a system

d)

the object being moved

83.

What is the unit used to measure force?

a)

meter

b)

gram

c)

Newton

d)

liter

84.

What is the point where the lever arm pivots?

a)

load

b)

fulcrum

c)

mass

d)

effort

85.

In a class 1 lever system, what happens to the effort when the load moves away from the fulcrum?

a)

effort decreases

b)

effort increases

c)

effort stays the same

d)

effort changed direction

86.

What class lever is pictured below?

a)

Class-1 &3

b)

Class-3

c)

Class-2

d)

Class-1

87.

What kind of advantage does a moveable pulley provide to lift a 100-lb hay bale?

a)

It will reduce the effort needed to lift the hay bale

b)

It will increase the mass of the hay bale

c)

It will provide no advantage

d)

It will decrease the distance the hay bale will travel

88.

How is a 2-pulley system more beneficial than a 1-pulley system?

a)

It provides less mechanical advantage

b)

It provides greater directional advantage

c)

It provides less directional advantage

d)

It provides greater mechanical advantage

89.

Which of the following is NOT part of a pulley system?

a)

rope

b)

pulley

c)

load

d)

wedge

90.

A travois, a Native American tool used to transport goods and people is picture here. What type of simple machine is a travois?

a)

screw

b)

wheel and axle

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

91.

Why did Native Americans use a travois to transport goods?

a)

to protect themselves from snakes

b)

it was pretty

c)

to make work easier

d)

all of the above

92.

An object is speeding up when: (Choose All That Apply) (May have to choose more than 1 to be right)

a)

it is gaining kinetic energy.

b)

it is losing kinetic energy.

c)

it is gaining gravitational potential energy.

d)

it is losing gravitational potential energy.

93.

The sum of the kinetic and potential energy in a system is known as the system's _____________________ energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

combined

94.

This drawing illustrates which of the following?

a)

Conservation of Mechanical Energy

b)

Conservation of Mass

c)

Conservation of Momentum

d)

Conservation of Matter

95.

At which point in the picture must the cart have been moving the fastest?

a)

Point 1

b)

Point 2

c)

Point 3

d)

They would all be the same

96.

At which point in the picture must the cart have the most MECHANICAL energy?

a)

Point 1

b)

Point 2

c)

Point 3

d)

They would all be the same

97.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
98.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the kinetic energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
99.
What is mechanical energy?
a)
It is what metal creates when heated.
b)
All potential and kinetic energy in a system.
c)
It is motion of all matter.
d)
Energy of momentum.
100.
When my velocity triples, my kinetic energy increases by ______ times.
a)
9
b)
 3 
c)
1.5
d)
4.5
101.
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
a)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
b)
Nothing can exchange energy
c)
Energy will increase over time.
d)
Energy will decrease over time.
102.

what is Translational Mechanical system?

a)

Linear Motion

b)

non linear motion

c)

Both

d)

None of the above

103.

What is Rotational mechanical system?

a)

Linear Motion

b)

Rotational motion (Motion about an axis)

c)

Both

d)

None of the above

104.

The Law which we are applying for motion of the Mechanical system is

a)

Kirchoff's current law

b)

Kirchoff's voltage law

c)

newton's law of motion

d)

all of the above

105.

The Law which we are applying for Electrical system is

a)

kirchoff's Law

b)

Newton's law of motion

c)

Lenz's law

d)

all of the above

106.

spring constant in translational Mechanical System is

a)

K

b)

B

c)

A

d)

T

107.

The frictional coefficient is Mechanical Translational system is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

T

d)

C

108.

How many Basic Elements are There in Mechanical System?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

109.

How many Basic Elements are there in Electrical System?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

110.

What is Mathematical modelling?

a)

The mathematical models are equations which describe the relationship between the input and output of a system.

b)

Represent in mathematical term but no relation between input and outpur.

c)

Both

d)

None

111.

Find the correct one

a)

F=Ma

b)

F=M/a

c)

F=M.a.a

d)

all of the above

112.

What type of machines are made by mechanical engineers?

a)

Machines that think

b)

Machines that make power

c)

Machines that use power

d)

Machines that smell

113.

What kind of product uses a spur gear?

a)

Childs toy

b)

Bottle opener

c)

Clock

d)

Bike

114.

What kind of product uses a bevel gear?

a)

Childs toy

b)

Bottle opener

c)

Clock

d)

Bike

115.

Cams switch between which two types of motion?

a)

Rotary and oscillating

b)

Oscillating and linear

c)

liner and reciprocating

d)

Reciprocating and rotary

116.

If a snail cam is turned the wrong way it will ...?

(a)  

117.

Name the Cams discussed in lessons.

a)

Pear

b)

Round

c)

Eccentric

d)

Snail

e)

Electric

118.

What type of lever is this?

a)

Class 1

b)

Class 2

c)

Class 3

119.

What type of lever is this?

a)

Class 1

b)

Class 2

c)

Class 3

120.

What type of lever is this?

a)

Class 1

b)

Class 2

c)

Class 3

121.

What happens if you move the fulcrum closer to the weight you are lifting?

a)

You need less effort

b)

The object weighs less

c)

You need more effort

d)

Nothing