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Electronics Information

The farad is a unit of measurement for:

capacitance

Capacitors store electricity and are used in circuits as temporary batteries. Capacitors are charged by DC current (AC current passes through a capacitor) and that stored charge can later be dissipated into the circuit as needed. Capacitors are often used to maintain power within a system when it is disconnected from its primary power source or to smooth out or filter voltage within a circuit.

General Science

These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.

cumulus clouds

Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.

General Science

The universal recipient blood type can recieve any other blood type. Which blood type is the universal recipient?

AB-positive

Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.

Mechanical Comprehension

A watt is the unit for which of the following?

power

Power is the rate at which work is done, P = w/t, or work per unit time. The watt (W) is the unit for power and is equal to 1 joule (or newton-meter) per second. Horsepower (hp) is another familiar unit of power used primarily for rating internal combustion engines. 1 hp equals 746 watts.

Math Knowledge

What is 7a + 6a?

13a

To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients (the numbers that come before the variables) of terms that have the same variable raised to the same exponent.

7a + 6a = 13a

Electronics Information

You would measure the amount of current through a circuit with a(n):

ammeter

Current is the rate of flow of electrons per unit time and is measured in amperes (A). An ammeter is used to measure the electric current in a circuit.

General Science

In the Periodic Table of the Elements, atomic number is equal to which of the following?

number of protons in the nucleus

The Periodic Table of the Elements categorizes elements primarily by the number of protons in their nucleus (atomic number) and secondarily by the characteristics they exhibit.

Math Knowledge

Solve for c:
2c + 2 < 8 - 8c

c < \(\frac{3}{5}\)

To solve this equation, repeatedly do the same thing to both sides of the equation until the variable is isolated on one side of the < sign and the answer on the other.

2c + 2 < 8 - 8c
2c < 8 - 8c - 2
2c + 8c < 8 - 2
10c < 6
c < \( \frac{6}{10} \)
c < \(\frac{3}{5}\)

Electronics Information

This circuit component symbol represents a(n):

inductor

An inductor is coiled wire that stores electric energy in the form of magnetic energy and resists changes in the electric current flowing through it. If current is increasing, the inductor produces a voltage that slows the increase and, if current is decreasing, the magnetic energy in the coil opposes the decrease to keep the current flowing longer. In contrast to capacitors, inductors allow DC to pass easily but resist the flow of AC.

Math Knowledge

Which of the following statements about a triangle is not true?

exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles

A triangle is a three-sided polygon. It has three interior angles that add up to 180° (a + b + c = 180°). An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite (d = b + c). The perimeter of a triangle is equal to the sum of the lengths of its three sides, the height of a triangle is equal to the length from the base to the opposite vertex (angle) and the area equals one-half triangle base x height: a = ½ base x height.