A company that is based in one particular country, but has all of it's products made outside of that country and then shipped into it's "home" country to sell the products is called:

When a company is purchased by another company, this is called:

When two companies decide to merge together to form a larger company or business, this is called:

When a company decides to fire (or let go) of a lot of its employees for the purpose of increasing their overall profit margin, this is called:

When a company moves all of the manufacturing parts of its business to another country, this is called:

When a company hires a business operation to handle all of its customer service needs and eliminates that function in its own country, this is called:

When a company opens more of its own stores in several other countries, this is called:

Moving a company's manufacturing functions to 5 other countries is an example of:

Changing the name of a company and/or deciding to sell additional, or all-together different products is an example of:

A force applied in opposite directions to an object, as illustrated in the figure, puts the object under a ____ stress.

Properties of common ____ materials are divided into the following categories: physical, mechanical, thermal, electric, and acoustic.

An automotive engineer needs to design a radiator for a new model automobile. To facilitate heat transfer, the best construction material for a radiator is:

The junction of two dissimilar metals that produces a voltage proportional to the amount of heat applied is a:

Which of the following materials is the best for conducting electricity?

The primary function of insulation is to:

Stainless steel transfers ____ heat than cast iron at the same temperature.

Nonferrous metals have an absence of:

Which material within a solenoid is affected by the magnetic field created when energized?

Any material that reduces the amount of heat transfer is called a/an:

The ____ code defines requirements when joining metals using the MIG (metal inert gas) process.

Abrasive cutoff saws penetrate material by grinding, which makes them valuable for cutting:

A/An ____ is an unmanned, computer-controlled mobile transport unit used for material handling and transportation in a wide range of industries.

The transfer of heat between two objects in contact is known as:

Tensile strength is the resistance a metal has to being:

Forging is commonly performed on what type of materials?

What is the effect of mixing oil and compressed oxygen?

Using the information table below, determine which insulation configuration would provide the greatest resistance to heat flow.

By definition, ____ is any complex, organic, polymerized compound capable of being formed into a desired shape by molding, casting, or spinning.

Which of the following is a ferrous metal?

A pipe exposed to normal outdoor temperatures bursts due to freezing. The pipe must be replaced with the same type of material that experienced the failure. What is the best way to protect the pipe from failing again?

Which of the following adversely affects the strength of materials?

Fiberglass insulation is rated with a number referred to as the R-Value. This number represents:

When selecting material for a part requiring high strength and light weight, a good choice would be:

The reason ferrous metals are magnetic is because they contain: