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Mechanical Comprehension

Which of the following is not a type of structural load?

occupancy load

Dead load is the weight of the building and materials, live load is additional weight due to occupancy or use, snow load is the weight of accumulated snow on a structure and wind load is the force of wind pressures against structure surfaces.

Word Knowledge

Deferment most nearly means:

postponement

The act of delaying.

Shop Information

Which of the following determines whether a socket can be used with a particular ratchet?

the drive size

A ratchet (or socket wrench) is a wrench that applies torque in only one direction with a handle that can be moved back and forth without losing contact with the fastener. A ratchet uses variable attachments called sockets which come in a variety of drive sizes based on the size of the opening that attaches to the ratchet. Sockets with the same drive size will vary in the shape (six-point, twelve-point) and size of the nut opening that attaches to the fastener being tightened or loosened. Smaller point sized sockets are stronger and can apply greater torque while larger point sizes allow easier alignment.

General Science

Gametes have how many pairs of chromosomes?

Reproductive (haploid) cells known as gametes have half as many (23) pairs of chromosomes as normal (diploid) cells. When the male gamete (sperm) combines with the female gamete (ovum) through meiosis to form a zygote, each gamete supplies half the chromosomes needed to form the normal diploid cells.

Mechanical Comprehension

What is the efficiency of a machine has work input of 100 ft⋅lb and work output of 35 ft⋅lb?

35%

Due to friction, a machine will never be able to utilize 100% of its work input. A certain percentage of that input will be lost in overcoming friction within the machine. Effeciency is a measure of how much of a machine's work input can be turned into useful work output and is calculated by dividing work output by work input and multiplying the result by 100:
\( Efficiency = \frac{Work_{out}}{Work_{in}} \times 100 \) \( = \frac{35 ft⋅lb}{100 ft⋅lb} \times 100 \) \( = 35% \) %

Word Knowledge

The singer's prominence ensured that the concert would sell out.

renown

Importance.

Electronics Information

A capacitor to an electronic circuit is like a _______________ to a house?

storage shed

Capacitors store electricity and are used in circuits as temporary batteries. Capacitors are charged by DC current (AC current passes through a capacitor) and that stored charge can later be dissipated into the circuit as needed. Capacitors are often used to maintain power within a system when it is disconnected from its primary power source or to smooth out or filter voltage within a circuit.

General Science

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

a force

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.

General Science

Atoms of an element whose atoms can vary in the number of neutrons in their nucleus are called which of the following?

isotopes

The atomic mass of an element listed in the Periodic Table represents the average mass of a single atom of that element and is measured in atomic mass units (amu). This number is an average as some elements have isotopes with atoms that vary in their number of neturons and, therefore, differ in weight.

Math Knowledge

The dimensions of this cylinder are height (h) = 5 and radius (r) = 4. What is the surface area?

72π

The surface area of a cylinder is 2πr² + 2πrh:

sa = 2πr² + 2πrh
sa = 2π(4²) + 2π(4 x 5)
sa = 2π(16) + 2π(20)
sa = (2 x 16)π + (2 x 20)π
sa = 32π + 40π
sa = 72π