Agricultural Power and Energy

Question 1

System of units

Answer 1

(1) US Customary Unit or English Unit
(2) Metric or SI Unit

Question 2

movement from one place to another

Answer 2

displacement

Question 3

number of unit squares equal in measure to the surface

Answer 3

area

Question 4

degree of hotness or coldness of an object

Answer 4

temperature

Question 5

amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional figure

Answer 5

volume

Question 6

force of gravity acting on a body

Answer 6

weight

Question 7

action which causes or tends to cause motion or a change of motion of an object; it has direction of action, magnitude, and point of application must be known

Answer 7

force

Question 8

amount of force or thrust exerted over a given area

Answer 8

pressure

Question 9

measure of an interval or duration

Answer 9

time

Question 10

time rate of movement

Answer 10

velocity or speed

Question 11

rate of doing work

Answer 11

power

Question 12

application of a force through a lever arm; causes of trends to cause a twisting or rotary movement

Answer 12

torque

Question 13

unit of power commonly used in the farm to indicate the work output of humans, draft animals, and mechanical prime movers

Answer 13

horsepower

Question 14

generally refers to stationary mechanical devices such as irrigation pumps, threshers, grinders

Answer 14

agricultural equipment

Question 15

which is not an objective of mechanization?

a. reduce drudgery of farm works
b. increase the productivity of farm workers
c. increase the timeliness and quantity of farm work.

Answer 15

c. increase the timeliness and quantity of farm work.

(increase the timeliness and quality of farm work)