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General Science

What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?

valves

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.

Word Knowledge

Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out.

strategem

A contrived plan.

General Science

A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat is:

a biome

A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat (home or environment).

Shop Information

Which of the following statemements about chucks is not true?

a chuck's size indicates the largest circumference drill bit that will fit

Electric drills utilize a chuck to hold the drill bit. A chuck's size indicates the largest diameter drill bit that will fit. A chuck is tightened and loosened using a chuck key.

Mechanical Comprehension

If input effort is 700 ft⋅lb, what output effort will be produced by a machine with a mechanical advantage of 5?

3500 ft⋅lb

Mechanical advantage is the ratio of output force to input force and tells us by how many times a machine multiplies input effort. So, a machine with a mechanical advantage of 5 will multiply an input effort of 700 ft⋅lb by 5 to produce an output effort of 3500 ft⋅lb.

Math Knowledge

Which of the following is not true about both rectangles and squares?

the lengths of all sides are equal

A rectangle is a parallelogram containing four right angles. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) are equal and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d) or, comonly, 2 x length x width. The area of a rectangle is length x width. A square is a rectangle with four equal length sides. The perimeter of a square is 4 x length of one side (4s) and the area is the length of one side squared (s²).

Mechanical Comprehension

If you lift a 30 lbs. rock 24 ft. from the ground, how much work have you done?

720 ft⋅lb

Work is force times distance. In this case, the force is the weight of the rock so:
\( W = F \times d \)
\( W = 30 \times 24 \)
\( W = 720 \)

Electronics Information

Resistance is opposition to which of the following?

current

Resistance is opposition to the flow of current and is measured in ohms (Ω). One ohm is defined as the amount of resistance that will allow one ampere of current to flow if one volt of voltage is applied. As resistance increases, current decreases as resistance and current are inversely proportional.

General Science

Convert -20C° to F°.

-4

To convert from C° to F° use:

\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)

\(F° = {9 \over 5}(-20) + 32\)

\(F° = {-180 \over 5} + 32\)

\(F° = -36 + 32 = -4\)

Electronics Information

This circuit component symbol represents a(n):

resistor

Resistors are used to limit voltage and/or current in a circuit and can have a fixed or variable resistance. Variable resistors (often called potentiometers or rheostats) are used when dynamic control over the voltage/current in a circuit is needed, for example, in a light dimmer or volume control.