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10PRE Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the big four fields of engineering?

a)

Mechanical

Aerospace

Aeronautical

Astronautical

b)

Electrical

Computer Science

Environmental

Mechanical

c)

Chemical

Civil

Electrical

Mechanical

d)

Chemical

Construction

Electrical

Mechanical

2.

Aeronautical deals with flight systems and environments beyond the earths atmosphere.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Which are SI units?

a)

kilograms, kilometers, amperes, seconds

b)

kilograms, meters, amperes, seconds

c)

kilograms, meters, amperes, minutes

d)

grams, meters, amperes, minutes

4.

2.53 L is equal to

a)

0.253 kl

b)

25 300 ml

c)

253 ml

d)

2530 ml

5.

If a snail is moving at 0.1 m in 1/2 an hour, calculate its speed in cm/min

a)

0.2 cm/min

b)

0.3 cm

c)

0.003 cm/min

d)

20 cm/min

6.

If a car drives at 40 km/h and a race horse runs at 10 m/s, which is faster

a)

The car by 1.1 m/s

b)

the race horse by 4 km/h

c)

The car by 30 km/h

d)

The car by 24.8 m/s

7.

Which is the SI unit of measurement for energy?

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Moles

d)

Amps

8.

Which of the following is the correct prefix for 10-2?

a)

milli-

b)

centi-

c)

deca-

d)

hecto-

9.

The hypotenuse is always.............

a)

The right angle side

b)

The shortest side

c)

The longest side

d)

On the outside

10.
solve for x
a)
5552363959656.
b)
10
c)
100
d)
89
11.
To get from point A to point B you must avoid walking through a pond.  To avoid the pond, you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east.  To the nearest meter, how many meters would be saved if it were possible to walk through the pond? 
a)
35
b)
22
c)
58
d)
75
12.
What is the correct equation to solve for x ?
a)
tan( 46 ) = 17/x
b)
sin ( 46 ) = x/17
c)
tan (46 ) = x/17
d)
cos (46) = x/17
13.
What is the correct equation to solve for x?
a)
tan (45) = x/13
b)
cos (45) = x/13
c)
sin (45) = 13/x
d)
sin (45) = x/13
14.

In relation to the defined angle, label the opposite (O), Hypotenuse (H) and Adjacent (A) Angles

15.

What is the resultant force?

100 N 230 N

<------ --------->

a)

30 N to the right

b)

230 N to the right

c)

130 N to the right

d)

This is a balanced force

16.

What is the resultant vector's force?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

-10

d)

14.14

17.

How do you determine the horizontal component of a 30 N vector at 110 degrees from the positive x-axis?

a)

30 sin 110

b)

30 cos 110

c)

110 sin 30

d)

110 cos 30

18.

What is the unit of measurement for gravitational force?

a)

Meter (m)

b)

Kilogram (kg)

c)

Joule (J)

d)

Newton (N)

19.

What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?

a)

9.81 m/s^2

b)

5.67 m/s^2

c)

12.34 m/s^2

d)

3.56 m/s^2

20.
Which of these is not a vector quantity? 
a)
displacement 
b)
time
c)
velocity 
d)
acceleration
21.

The students are arguing over the differences between speed and velocity. One student says, “Speed is a vector because it describes how fast an object traveling. Velocity is a scalar because it tells how fast and what direction an object is traveling.” Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

The students' understanding of all four terms (speed, velocity, scalar, and vector) is correct.

b)

The students' understanding of all four terms (speed, velocity, scalar, and vector) is incorrect.

c)

The students' understanding of speed and velocity is incorrect but their

understanding of scalar and vector is correct.

d)

The students’ understanding of speed and velocity is correct but their understanding of scalar and vector is incorrect.

22.

7. For winter, a duck flies 10 m/s due to south against a gust of wind with a speed 2.5 m/s. What is the resultant velocity of the duck?

a)

7.5 m/s, north

b)

12.5 m/s, south

c)

7.5 m/s, south

d)

12.5 m/s, north

23.

Which is an example of NO acceleration?

a)

Driving at a constant speed

b)

A bat hitting a ball

c)

Throwing a football

d)

Kicking a soccer ball

24.

The force between the phone and the mount represents a

a)

Contact force

b)

Non-contact force

c)

both Contact and Non-contact force

25.

Deals with the design of systems for the manufacture of products.

a)

Manufacturing Engineering

b)

Industrial Engineering

c)

Process Engineering

d)

Mechanical Engineering