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WorksheetsChemical Engineering Vocabulary - Principles of Engineering
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the term for the following definition? When one variable goes up, the other goes down.
inverse relationship
direct relationship
constant relationship
random relationship
What is the term for the following definition? When one variable goes up, the other goes up.
direct relationship
inverse relationship
static relationship
random relationship
What is the term for the following definition? The use of fluids under pressure to generate, control, and transmit power.
fluid power
thermal conduction
mechanical advantage
electrical resistance
What is the term for the following definition? A mechanical function that operates through the force of pressurized liquid.
hydraulic
pneumatic
mechanical
thermal
What is the term for the following definition? A mechanical function that operates through the force of pressurized gas.
pneumatic
hydraulic
electric
magnetic
What is the term for the following definition? A tank that holds fluid.
reservoir
condenser
valve
compressor
What is the term for the following definition? A device used to create flow.
pump
valve
filter
compressor
What is the term for the following definition? Any device that controls, either automatically or manually, the flow of a fluid.
valve
pump
filter
compressor
What is the term for the following definition? A device that converts fluid power into linear mechanical force and motion.
cylinder
pump
valve
reservoir
What is the term for the following definition? The measure of force acting perpendicular to a unit area.
pressure
velocity
density
temperature
What is the term for the following definition? The use of a liquid flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another.
hydraulic power
pneumatic power
mechanical linkage
electrical transmission
What is the term for the following definition? The use of a gas flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another.
pneumatic power
hydraulic power
thermal conduction
mechanical linkage
What is the term for the following definition? Pressure exerted by a confined fluid acts undiminished equally in all directions.
Pascal’s Law
Boyle’s Law
Archimedes’ Principle
Bernoulli’s Principle
What is the term for the following definition? The volume of fluid that moves through a system in a given period of time.
flow rate
pressure
density
viscosity
What is the term for the following definition? The distance the fluid travels through a system in a given period of time.
flow velocity
fluid pressure
turbulence
viscosity
What is the term for the following definition? Pressure within the atmosphere of the Earth, also known as air pressure or barometric pressure. Standard atmospheric pressure equals 14.7 lb/in², although it may be lower at higher elevations and lower at sea level. Atmospheric pressure = gauge pressure + 14.7 psi.
atmospheric pressure
hydrostatic pressure
osmotic pressure
vapor pressure
What is the term for the following definition? The relative pressure of the compressed air within a system. It is measured relative to the ambient atmospheric pressure.
gauge pressure
absolute pressure
vacuum pressure
differential pressure
What is the term for the following definition? The temperature at which molecular energy is at a minimum. Absolute Temperature = F°+460
absolute temperature
relative humidity
specific heat
thermal conductivity
The volume of a gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the pressure exerted on it.
Boyle's Law
Charles's Law
Avogadro's Law
Gay-Lussac's Law
Volume of gas increases or decreases as the temperature increases or decreases, provided the amount of gas and pressure remain constant.
Charles' Law
Boyle's Law
Avogadro's Law
Graham's Law
Absolute pressure of a gas increases or decreases as the temperature increases or decreases, provided the amount of gas and the volume remain constant.
Gay-Lussac’s Law
Boyle’s Law
Charles’s Law
Avogadro’s Law
The study of the effects of work, heat flow, and energy on a system.
Thermodynamics
Kinetics
Electrostatics
Optics
Kinetic energy in transit from one object to another due to temperature difference. (Joules) ________
Thermal Energy
Potential Energy
Chemical Energy
Nuclear Energy
The average kinetic energy of particles in an object—not the total amount of kinetic energy particles. (Degrees) ________
Temperature
Heat
Pressure
Volume
When all kinetic energy is removed from an object 0 K = -273° C. ________
Absolute Zero
Boiling Point
Freezing Point
Room Temperature
When touching objects within a system reach the same temperature.
Thermal Equilibrium
Thermal Expansion
Thermal Conduction
Thermal Radiation
If two systems are separately found to be in thermal equilibrium with a third system, the first two systems are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
First Law of Thermodynamics
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Third Law of Thermodynamics
The measure of how evenly distributed heat is within a system.
Entropy
Temperature
Pressure
Density
The transfer of thermal energy by movement of fluid (liquid or gas). ________
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
Insulation
The transfer of thermal energy within an object or between objects from molecule to molecule.
Conduction
Radiation
Evaporation
Convection
The process by which energy is transmitted through a medium, including empty space, as electromagnetic waves.
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Reflection
All objects lose and gain thermal energy by electromagnetic radiation.
Stefan’s Law
Boyle’s Law
Ohm’s Law
Hooke’s Law
The measure of a material’s ability to conduct heat.
U-Value
R-Value
Thermal Expansion
Specific Heat
The measure of a material’s ability to resist heat.
R-Value
Conductivity
Density
Thermal Expansion
Energy generated from the thermal energy stored beneath the Earth’s surface.
Geothermal Energy
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
