Book 1 Flashcards
The ability of a material to resist penetration is called
Select one:
• a. Elasticity
•b. Toughness
• c. Hardness
• d. Ductility
c. hardness
A gas processing plant has a vessel with a mass of 5 tonnes, what is the force of gravity
exerted on this vessel?
• a. 49.05 N
• b. 4.905 N
•c. 490.5 N
•d 49 050 N
d. 49 050 N
One newton is equal to:
Select one:
• a. 1 kg/s^2
• b. 1 kgm/s
• c. 1 kgm/s^2
• d. 1 kgm^2/s
C. 1 kgm/s^2
Find the coefficient of friction between a 73kg cubic box
measuring 3m on each side and a hardwood floor, 16m long and 20m
wide, if a force of 236N is required to start the box noving.
Select one:
1. 0.33
2. 36 N
3. 3.20
4. 3.033
- 0.33
Idler gears:
Select one:
a. Are used to reverse the direction of the gear rotation.
• b. Create slippage
• c. Change the r/min of the driven gear.
• d. Increase efficiency.
a. Are used to reverse the direction of the gear rotation.
If several balanced forces are acting on a body and no change in movement takes place, what
state are the body and system of forces said to be in?
•a. Equilibrium
• b. Equal momentum
• c. Magnitude
• d. Homeostasis
a. Equilibrium
In a belt drive system, if the driver is smaller than the follower the:
Select one:
A. Follower will turn at the same speed as the driver.
B. Both follower and driver will tul at the game speed.
C.Follower will turn slower than the driver.
D.Follower will turn faster than the driver.
C.Follower will turn slower than the driver
The unit used to indicate acceleration in the SI system is:
1. m/s^2
2. m/s
3. m^2/s
4. km/s
m/s^2
What is the name for a single support on which a pipe can rotate freely?
A.Equilibrium
B.Upward force
C.Fulcrum
D.Downward force
C. Fulcrum
A 5m long bar is pivoted on the right end and a force of 10N is applied upwards on the left end. The moment of force is:
Select one:
A. 2Nm counter- clockwise
B. 2Nm clockwise
C. 50 Nm counter- clockwise
D. 50 Nm clockwise
D. 50 Nm clockwise
A machine lifts a load of 2 kN a distance of 3 m and the effort applied is 400 N.
What distance wil the effort move if the efficiency of the machine is 80%?
A. 20.50 m
B. 2.083 m
C. 1.875 m
D. 18.75 m
D. 18.75 m
A lever is 3m long and is pivoted at one end. A load of 8000 N is suspended from
the lever at a point 1m from the pivot. What force must be applied at the other end of the lever
to obtain equilibrium?
Select one:
A.2666.667 N
B.1333.333 N
C.16 000 N
D.24 000 N
A. 2666.667 N
The “coefficient of friction* is defined as the:
Select one:
A.Ratio of the force required to move a body to the normal reaction force.
B.Forco paralel to the surfaco required to start an object moving.
C. Reaction perpendicular to the surface.
D.Force parallel to the surface required to keep an object moving at a constant linear
velocity.
A.Ratio of the force required to move a body to the normal reaction force.
If a person pushes on a rock with a force of 300N and the rock does not move,the amount of work done is:
Select:
A. 300 N
B. 300 J
C. 150J
D. Zero J
D. Zero J
A titanium bar with a mass of 2 kg and a length of 3m shortens by 0.02 mm under a compressive load of 3900 kN. What is the strain?
Select:
A. 1.9 * 10^-3
B. 6.66 * 10^-3
C. -1.9 * 10^-2
D. 0.0000666
D. 0.0000666
Find the mass of the refrigerator that is just started moving by a force of 6350N along a tile floor with a coefficient of friction of 0.30.
Select one:
a. 2157.66 kg
b. 21.2 tonnes
c. 1905 kg
D. 0.0 4 g
2157.66 kg
‘m/s’ is the SI unit for:
• a. Acceleration
• b. Velocity
• c. Force
• d. Mas
b. Velocity
A lever is used to move a load of 10kN by applying an offort of 1000N. What is the mechanical advantage of the lever?
Options:
A. 1
B.10
C.100
D.1000
b. 10
Find the coefficient of friction between a 200 kg box and a horizontal concrete floor. A
horizontal force of 560 N is required for the box to start moving.
Options:
A. 0.285
B.3.5 N
C.0.285 N
D.3.5
0.285
A vector quantity has which two properties?
1.Magnitude and force
2.Magnitude and direction
3.Magnitude and velocity
4.Magnitude and displacement
Magnitude and direction
What is the advantage of a gear drive over a belt drive?
• а . No slippage
b. Transmits less power
c. No need for lubrication
• d. Low maintenance cost
No slippage
A deforming force of 250 N is applied to a body with an area of cross section equal to 10 m2.
Calculate the stress in the body.
A.25 Nm2
B.25 N/m2
C. 25 N
D.2.5 N/m2
25 N/m2
Any action on a body that tends to change its size, shape or state of motion is defined as:
Select :
A.Displacement
B.Acceleration
C.Volume
D.Force
Force
What is the force of gravity exerted on a gas processing plant vessel that has a mass of 5
tonnes?
a. 49.05 N
b.4.905 N
c.490.5 N
d.49 050 N
49 050 N
The ability of a material to retain its deformed shape
when the load causing defornation is removed is called:
a . S t i f f n e s s
b. Ductility
c Hardness
d. P l a s t i c i t y
Plasticity
The handle of a small hand pump is 850mm long. The fulcrum is attached at one
end and the load plunger is located 50mm from the fulcrum. An effort of 600N is applied
downward at the opposite end from the fulcrum. Find the force exerted by the load plunger and
the mechanical advantage of the lever.
Select one:
A. 10 200 N,17
B. 1020 N ,17
C.102 N, 17
D. 10.2 N ,20
10 200 N,17
What is velocity?
A.Constant
B.Vector
C.Standard
D.Average
Vector
How is force defined?
• a. The product of the force applied on an object and the distance through which the
force moved
b. The measure of force per unit area
c. A push or pull on an object that may change its state of motion
d. A push or pull on an object that will not move
A push or pul on an object that may change its state of motion
A pulley with a diameter of 50 cm is driven at 960 r/min. What will be the linear
speed, in m/s, of a point on the rim of the pulley?
Select one:
• a. 150.8
• b. 50.2
C.25.2
• d. 6.3
25.2
Acceleration may be defined as the rate of change of:
Select one:
a. Time
Distance
Displacement
d. Velocity
Velocity
In the SI system, the standard unit when indicating force is the:
Select one:
• a. Newton
• b. MJ
C. kg force
D.Nm
Newton
A simple wheel and axle has a wheel diameter of 2.3m and
an axle diameter of 92mm. If an effort of 26N is required to raise a
mass of 16kg, what is the efficiency of the machine?
Select one:
a ) 2 . 4 6 %
B) 95.3%
C) 24.1%
• d)20.1%
24.1
A car accelerates uniformly from rest to 6.1 m/s in 40 seconds. It continues at this
velocity for an additional 60 seconds. Then it decelerates to a stop in 10 seconds. If the car
traveled in a straight line during this time, determine the final distance from its original position.
Select one:
671 m
9.15 m
518.5 m
122 m
518.5m
A round bar, 1.5 m long and 45mm diameter, stretches 1.2 mm under a tensile
load of 240 kN. Calculate the stress in the bar, in MPA.
Select one:
53.3
106.6
150.9
288
150.9
In a belt drive system, the input to the driver pulley is
265kh and the output is 211kk. What is the efficiency?
Select ono:
121%
93.3%
79.6%
82.4%
79.6
What is the internal resistance to an applied external force?
Options:
1.stress
2.strain
3. Ultimate Strength
4. Load
Stress
What term is used to refer to vectors that are all in the same plane?
a. Coplanar vectors
Scalar vectors
c. Planar vectors
Concurrent vectors
Coplanar vector
A 7m long bar is pivoted at 2m from the loft end. A force
of 60N is applied downwards on the left end and a force of 20N is
applied downward on the right end. What would be the clockwise and
counter-clockwise moments about the pivot, due to each force, and in
which direction would the bar rotate?
Select one:
Select one:
• a. 80Nm counter-clockwise, 100Nm clockwise, counter-clockwise
b.60Nm counter-clockwise, 100Nm clockwise, clockwise rotation.
c. 120Nm counter-clockwise, 100Nn clockwise, counter-clockvise
rotation.
d. 120 Nm counter clockwise,100Nm clockwise, clockwise rotation
c. 120Nm counter-clockwise, 100Nn clockwise, counter-clockvise
rotation.