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Engineering Vocabulary #1
Test Description: Engineering Vocabulary
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1) A unit of electrical current, or flow of electrons, that is equal to a charge of 1 coulomb moving through or across a conductor in 1 second.
A
BTU
B
None of these
C
Dielectric
D
Ampere (amp)
2) he ability of a material to conduct electric current. It is expressed in terms of the current per unit of applied voltage.
A
Insulation
B
Contact plating
C
Connector
D
Conductivity
3) A wire or combination of wires not insulated from one another, suitable for carrying electric current.
A
Conductor
B
Ampere
C
Connector
D
Contact
4) A device providing electrical connection/disconnections. It consists of a mating plug and receptacle.
A
Conductor
B
Connector
C
Insulation
D
Contact plating
5) The conducting part of a connector that acts with another such part to complete or break a circuit
A
Contact
B
Conductor
C
None of these
D
Connector
6) Plated-on metal applied to the base contact metal to provide the required contact-resistance and/or wear-resistance.
A
Contact plating
B
Insulation
C
Conductor
D
Connector
7) A movement of electrons, positive ions, negative ions, or holes; the rate of transfer of electricity from one point to another.
A
Current
B
Connector
C
Conductor
D
Kinetics
8) A solid, liquid, or gaseous material that can sustain an electric field and act as an insulator.
A
Conductor
B
Fulcrum
C
Dielectric
D
Lever
9) P =IV; where P represents power, I represents electrical current, and V represents electrical potential.
A
Electrochemistry
B
Electrical power
C
Electrical kinetics
D
Electrical current
10) The application of extremely thin deposits of a plating material for environmental protection or as a base for a subsequent layer of plating material
A
Flash plating
B
Metallic plating
C
Contact plating
D
Insulation plating
11) A pivot point or edge about which objects are free to rotate.
A
Lever
B
Fulcrum
C
Conductor
D
Current
12) A small hand-held tool used to insert contacts into a connector.
A
Insertion Tool
B
Conductor tool
C
Connecting tool
D
Extraction tool
13) The study of the effects of external forces including gravity upon the motions of physical bodies.
A
Thermodynamics
B
Kinetics
C
Electrochemistry
D
Physics
14) A simple machine that uses opposing torque around a fulcrum to perform work
A
Pivot
B
Connector
C
Lever
D
None of these
15) Mechanical assemblies consisting of two or more levers connected to produce the desired motion. They can also be mechanisms consisting of rigid bodies and lower pairs.
A
Machines
B
Torque
C
Linkages
D
Fulcrum
16) A term generally meaning various combinations of machines and mechanisms.
A
Machination
B
None of these
C
Machinization
D
Machinery
17) A branch of physics concerned with the motions of objects and their response to forces.
A
Friction
B
Electricity
C
Thermodynamics
D
Mechanics
18) Repetitive forward and backward circular motion such as that of a clock pendulum.
A
Orbital motion
B
Oscillating motion
C
Rotary motion
D
Repetitive motion
19) Circular motion as in the turning of a bicycle wheel.
A
Repetitive motion
B
Oscillating motion
C
Rotary motion
D
Orbital motion
20) ime rate of change with respect to distance. It is measured in feet per second (ft/s), feet per minute (ft/min), meters per second (m/s) or kilometers per hour (km/hr).
A
Force
B
Velocity
C
Electrical current
D
Torque
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