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C.L TEST 76-100 Flashcards

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1
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What is a nanosecond?

A

A billionth of a second

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2
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How is a nanosecond used?

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It refers to a very short time

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3
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What is nanotechnology?

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They are robots as small as am atom

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4
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What is nanotechnology used for?

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They can kill bacteria, bad germs cancer cells, etc

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5
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What is neural network?

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A computer system that is designed to mimic the human brain

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6
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What was neural network used for?

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They deal with problem like pattern recognition

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7
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What is offshore drilling?

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The operation of oil wells on the continental shelf

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8
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What is a possibility that could happen with offshore drilling?

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It could cause a large oil spill

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9
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How long can perpetual motion last?

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A lot of people say it can run forever

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10
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How many law of thermodynamic does perpetual motion breaks?

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It breaks two

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11
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What is a radar?

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A method of finding the position of someone or something

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12
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What does radar stand for?

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Radio
Detection
And
Ranging

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13
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What is radioactive waste?

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It could be left out material after a commercial or laboratory proses

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14
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How long can radioactive waste last?

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Hundred of thousands of years

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15
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What is a software?

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The programs and instructions that run on the computer

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16
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What is physical machinery and devices?

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Hardware

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17
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What is the spirit of St. Louis

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A specialty designed airplane?

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18
Q

How far did it fly?

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Across the Atlantic Ocean

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19
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What is a sputniks?

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A series soviet satellite launch in 1957

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20
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What is the effort that the sputniks?

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The effort was in the education

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21
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What does sst mean?

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Supersonic transport

22
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How fast did the sst went?

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The sound of speed

23
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What is stealth technology?

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The use of advance design and specialized materials to make an airplane

24
Q

What war it was first used in?

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Persian golf war

25
Q

What was the name of the wright brothers?

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Orville and Wilber Wright

26
Q

Where did the wright brothers did their flight?

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Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

27
Q

What are the Achilles tendon?

A

Connecting the heel bone

28
Q

What was in the Greek legend?

A

That the hero would only get wounded in the heel

29
Q

What is acupuncture?

A

A technique to cure diseases.

30
Q

Where was acupuncture made?

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China

31
Q

What are AIDs?

A

A fatal disease cause by human viruses

32
Q

Where did AIDs first appear?

A

In the US

33
Q

How many people got AIDs worldwide?

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26 million people

34
Q

How many people died cause of this disease?

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More than 220,000

35
Q

What is alcoholism?

A

A chronic disease with the excessive

36
Q

What disorders can alcoholism cause?

A

Many organs including the liver and the brain

37
Q

What is anorexia nervosa?

A

A psychosomatic disorder is which the suffers refuse to eat

38
Q

What happens if you get anorexia nervosa?

A

You will vomit a lot and get wight loss

39
Q

What is bacterial infection?

A

An infection cause by bacteria

40
Q

What are the diseases caused by bacterial infection?

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Diphtheria, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever

41
Q

What is benign?

A

A descriptive term for condition that present no danger to life or well being

42
Q

What is the opposite of benign?

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Malignant

43
Q

What is biofeedback?

A

A training technique

44
Q

What is that training technique?

A

That person learns how to regulate certain body functions

45
Q

What is blood pressure?

A

The pressure of the blood against the wall of the vessels

46
Q

What is blood pressure affected by?

A

The strength of the heartbeat

47
Q

What is blood type?

A

One of many groups in which a person’s blood can be categorized

48
Q

How is blood type inherited?

A

By a blood group

49
Q

What are blood vessel?

A

A flexible tubular canals which blood flows through out your body

50
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What are the kinds of blood vessel?

A

Arteries, veins, capillaries

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