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Automotive Information

For inline cylinder arrangements in an engine, how are the cylinders numbered?

sequentially from the front of the engine to the back

Inline cylinder arrangements number cylinders sequentially (1, 2, 3, ...) front to rear.

Electronics Information

Current is the rate of flow of electrons per unit time and is measured in:

amperes

Current is the rate of flow of electrons per unit time and is measured in amperes (A). A coulomb (C) is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by a current of one ampere.

General Science

Plant cells may generate energy through which of the following?

photosynthesis

Some plant cells produce their own energy through photosynthesis which is the process by which sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water react to make sugar and oxygen. Animal cells cannot produce their own energy and, instead, generate energy when mitochondria consume outside sugar and oxygen through aerobic respiration.

Mechanical Comprehension

What is the efficiency of a machine has work input of 100 ft⋅lb and work output of 35 ft⋅lb?

35%

Due to friction, a machine will never be able to utilize 100% of its work input. A certain percentage of that input will be lost in overcoming friction within the machine. Effeciency is a measure of how much of a machine's work input can be turned into useful work output and is calculated by dividing work output by work input and multiplying the result by 100:
\( Efficiency = \frac{Work_{out}}{Work_{in}} \times 100 \) \( = \frac{35 ft⋅lb}{100 ft⋅lb} \times 100 \) \( = 35% \) %

Mechanical Comprehension

If input effort is 700 ft⋅lb, what output effort will be produced by a machine with a mechanical advantage of 5?

3500 ft⋅lb

Mechanical advantage is the ratio of output force to input force and tells us by how many times a machine multiplies input effort. So, a machine with a mechanical advantage of 5 will multiply an input effort of 700 ft⋅lb by 5 to produce an output effort of 3500 ft⋅lb.

Word Knowledge

Flaw most nearly means:

defect

An imperfection.

Word Knowledge

Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.

igniting

Act of burning.

Electronics Information

The valence shell of a conductor is how full of electrons?

less than half full

Conductors are elements that allow electrons to flow freely. Their valence shell is less than half full of electrons that are able to move easily from one atom to another.

General Science

Which of the following is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element?

atom

An atom is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element.

General Science

Which of the following members of the food chain are most alike?

scavengers and decomposers

Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.