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Mechanical Comprehension

Depending on where you apply effort and resistance, the wheel and axle can multiply:

force or speed

If you apply the resistance to the axle and the effort to the wheel, the wheel and axle will multiply force and if you apply the resistance to the wheel and the effort to the axle, it will multiply speed.

Electronics Information

You would measure the amount of resistance at a certain point in a circuit with a(n):

ohmmeter

Resistance is opposition to the flow of current and is measured in ohms (Ω). An ohmmeter is used to measure the amount of resistance at a certain point in a circuit.

Automotive Information

The __________ provides the appropriate power to vehicle wheels to maintain a given speed.

transmission

The transmission provides the appropriate power to vehicle wheels to maintain a given speed. The engine and the transmission have to be disconnected to shift gears and a manual transmission requires the driver to manually manage this disconnection (using a clutch) and to manually shift gears. An automatic transmission is essentially an automatic gear shifter and handles this process without driver input.

General Science

Which of the following is true about species groups?

a community is made up of a group of populations

A population is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time. A community is a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.

Mechanical Comprehension

If A = 10 ft., B = 1 ft., C = 9 ft., the green box weighs 50 lbs. and the blue box weighs 60 lbs., what does the orange box have to weigh for this lever to balance?

48.89 lbs.

In order for this lever to balance, the torque acting on each side of the fulrum must be equal. So, the torque produced by A must equal the torque produced by B and C. Torque is weight x distance from the fulcrum which means that the following must be true for the lever to balance:

f_Ad_A = f_Bd_B + f_Cd_C

For this problem, this equation becomes:

50 lbs. x 10 ft. = 60 lbs. x 1 ft. + f_C x 9 ft.

500 ft. lbs. = 60 ft. lbs. + f_C x 9 ft.

f_C = \( \frac{500 ft. lbs. - 60 ft. lbs.}{9 ft.} \) = \( \frac{440 ft. lbs.}{9 ft.} \) = 48.89 lbs.

Word Knowledge

Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.

connoisseur

Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.

Automotive Information

Which of the following is not a part of the oil pump?

oil galleries

The oil pump is driven by the camshaft and is responsible for pumping oil through the oil galleries (passages) that run throughout the engine. It also contains the oil filter and a pressure relief valve which prevents excessive pressure from building up in the lubrication system.

Automotive Information

The __________ splits engine power between the front and rear axles of four-wheel drive vehicles.

transfer case

The transfer case splits engine power between the front and rear axles of four-wheel drive vehicles.

Word Knowledge

Appalling most nearly means:

dreadful

Inspiring dismay or disgust.

General Science

Elements in the same group in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same:

number of electrons in their outer electron shell

The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.