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The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the compound contains and the - ✔✔Ratio of the elements in the compound What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion? - ✔✔OHWhen scientis... ts measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are measuring the liquid's - ✔✔Viscosity When sodium atoms form sodium ions they: - ✔✔lose electrons A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to eliminate - ✔✔elasticity Which of the following is a renewable source? - ✔✔peanut oil The filament in an electric light bulb is made from - ✔✔tungsten Which of the following is a non-renewable source? - ✔✔Copper What are the two main gases that make up stars? - ✔✔hydrogen and heliumThe pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for $24 each today, only two puppies and eight kittens were left in dollar terms what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens? - ✔✔13:3 Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and then into triangles. For the square shown, what is the area of the triangular part labeled XYZ? - ✔✔16 sq ft If a 5-foot post casts an 8-foot shadow at the same time that a nearby tree casts a 48-foot shadow, how tall is the tree? - ✔✔30 If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new population was what percent of the old? - ✔✔125% The price of salmon at a fish market is 5.40 per pound. This is 150% its cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the supermarket? - ✔✔$3.60 "Prestige" most nearly means? (status, assurance, skepticism, consideration) - ✔✔status We will long remember our "perilous" journey? (lengthy, primitive, chaotic, hazardous) - ✔✔hazardous "Inept" most nearly means? (selfish, silly, bungling, choosy, dull) - ✔✔Silly"Oppressive" most nearly means? (inaccurate, tyrannical, contrary, painful) - ✔✔painful "Complexity" most nearly means? (majority, intricacy, entirety, simplicity) - ✔✔intricacy "Nurture" most nearly means? (acquire, neglect, cultivate, regulate) - ✔✔Cultivate "Void" most nearly means? (uneven, empty, irregular, certain, firm) - ✔✔empty "Devout" most nearly means? (open, pious, loose, wicked) - ✔✔Pious They "consoled" each other after the accident. (vindicated, arraigned, esteemed, solaced) - ✔✔Solaced The officer's conceit was very obvious - ✔✔Vanity Skepticism most nearly means - ✔✔cynicism I'm please you want to condemn his behavior - ✔✔disapprove strongly Heed most nearly means - ✔✔regardAn analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were established for crude oil and for petroleum products. Petroleum products were divided into light products mostly gasoline jet fuel and desolate and heavy or residual fuel oil products. The quota for crude oil imports was set at approximately 10% of crude oil consumption the passage implies which of the following about the oil quota program? - ✔✔The quota for residual fuel oil products was the same as for crude oil products The product of 3! is - ✔✔6 What is the product of the reciprocals of 2/3, 1/8, and 5? - ✔✔2-2/5 What is the area of a triangle with a base of 8 feet and a height of 4 feet? - ✔✔16 (1/2bh) In the formula C= 5/9 (F-32), if C=35, then F= - ✔✔95 In making permanent electronic connections, use - ✔✔soldering iron When current flow is interrupted by a blown fuse, the circuit becomes? - ✔✔Open Silicon chips are used primarily in - ✔✔Integrated Circuits A material that has very high resistance to the flow of electric current is - ✔✔InsulatorWhich one of the following devices converts light energy into electrical energy - ✔✔Photoelectric cell Which of the following best carries electric current? - ✔✔Conductors Which of the following tools is used to remove a module from an electronic assembly? - ✔✔Chip Puller When it is necessary to switch on an electrical current from a remote location, which device should be used? - ✔✔amplifier Which one of the following devices protects a circuit against overloads? - ✔✔fuse What metal is most commonly used as a conductor? - ✔✔Copper Electrical arcing occur when? - ✔✔High voltage electricity jumps between two conductors Many home appliances and power tools are made safer by using - ✔✔3- wire cords and plugs What kind of energy is converted to electrical energy by a car battery? - ✔✔Chemical What type of speaker is designed for high frequencies - ✔✔tweeterThe most commonly used fuel for running automobile engines is - ✔✔gasoline Which of the following is NOT part of a car's drive train? - ✔✔transmission Which engine component stores oil for lubrication? - ✔✔oil pan The catalytic converter is part of what system - ✔✔Emission control system Pistons are usually made from what material? - ✔✔Aluminum This illustration shows what kind of gears? - ✔✔timing MacPherson struts are a type of? - ✔✔suspension The engine flywheel bolts to the? - ✔✔crankshaft Brake shoes stop a car by putting pressure on the? - ✔✔tires Which is the proper order of tightening these wheel lug nuts? - ✔✔A-D-B-E-CA torque wrench is used to tighten a bolt when..? - ✔✔the exact amount of forces on the bolt has to be measured Taps and dies are tools to? - ✔✔Cut threads for nuts and bolts This type of pattern on metal is made by a process called? - ✔✔knurling which of the following uses a penny system to specify its size? - ✔✔fishing nail Which adhesive is usually supplied in two parts which must be mixed prior to use? - ✔✔epoxy Mechanical or hydraulic devices that regulate speed of a machine are called? - ✔✔governors Which of these is a natural wood defect rather than a result of improper storage or conditioning? - ✔✔knot Which of the following is used to cut different shaped edges on a wooden cabinet door? - ✔✔saw To make a hole in an exterior wall for placing a window, carpenters usually use a - ✔✔reciprocating saw An Anvil is typically used to.... - ✔✔Shape hot metalGear A is the driving gear.If all the teeth are sheared off of gear B,which gear(s) will turn? - ✔✔A A ball is attached to one of a rod AB, and the other end is attached to a vertical rotating axle as shown. The joint B contains a pin so that the ball can move up and down. If the Axle BC rotates faster, angle X will: - ✔✔decrease The spring pulls the left end of the lever against the came. As the cam makes four rotations, how many times will the right end of the lever move up and down? - ✔✔4 In this pulley system, what force must be applied to balance the 10 pound weight - ✔✔5 Four weights are tied together and hung from the ceiling. What will be the tension in the cord at the point labeled x? - ✔✔60lbs It is true that frictional forces - ✔✔Always oppose forces producing motion A car stops suddenly. Why are the passengers thrown forward against their seatbelts? - ✔✔the inertia of each passenger centrifugal force is the - ✔✔outward force caused by rotation [Show More]

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