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8] RTD refers to ___________.

A) Reaction Timing Device
B) Resistance Thermal Detector
C) Resistance Thermometer Device
9] Thermocouples are temperature measuring devices that consist of ________ connected to
an electronic circuit.
A) Two polarized metal wires
B) Two wires of the same alloy
C) Two wires composed of different metals
10] Two vessels with different diameters will have the same hydrostatic pressure reading if
the height of liquid in each is ___________.
A) Different
B) Higher in the larger diameter vessel
C) Equal
11] Pressure acts ________
A) Only in one direction at a time
B) In all directions
C) Only in a downward direction
12] On the ________ temperature scale, freezing is 32o
A) Fahernheit
B) Celsius
C) Kelvin
13] At 1000 feet above sea level, atmospheric pressure is _______ than at sea level.
A) Greater
B) Less
C) No difference
14] When measuring very cold temperatures, thermometers are filled with __________.
A) Mercury
B) Ether
C) Alcohol
15] A rotameter is the device that measures ________.
A) Flow
B) Pressur
C) Level

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16] A displacement transducer that can measure small values is ____________.
A) Potentiometer
B) LVDT
C) Strain Gauge
17] The dummy strain gauge is used in signal conditioning circuit to compensate the effect of
________.
A) Pressure
B) Force
C) Temperature
18] A sensor that detects the presence of metal only is __________.
A) Inductive proximity
B) Capacitive proximity
C) Limit switch
19] _________ sensors can be used in collision avoidance applications
A) Limit switches
B) Ultrasonic
C) Photoelectric
20] In ________ scan technique for photoelectric sensors, the emitter and receiver are not in
one unit.
A) Diffuse
B) Reflective
C) Thru-Beam
21] Manometers are devices to measure ___________.
A) Pressure
B) Flow
C) Level
22] The liquid level in a closed tank can be measured using ________
A) Float
B) D/P cell
C) Capacitance
23] Magnetic flow meter is used to measure the flow in _______ pipes.
A) Metallic
B) Insulated
C) Long

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