1. The time rate of change of velocity.

Since velocity is a directed or vector quantity

involving both magnitude and direction, a velocity may change by a change of
magnitude (speed) or by a change of direction or both.

a. Gravitation c. invariant mass

b. Acceleration d. none of the above

ans: Acceleration

2. The closeness of an indication or reading of a measurement device to the actual

value of the quantity being measured. Usually expressed as ± percent of full
scale output or reading.

a. Accuracy c. Chemical Equilibrium

b. Compression d. Distance

ans: Accuracy

3. The rate of change of angular velocity with respect to time.

a. Angular Velocity c. Angular Acceleration

b. Acceleration d. none of the above

ans: Angular Acceleration

4. Is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface.

a. Lever c. Measurement

b. Area d. Bend

ans: . Area
5. The rate of change of angular displacement with respect to time.

a. Angular Velocity c. Instantaneous

b. Load d. Brittle

ans: Angular Velocity

6. A rigid, usually horizontal, structural element

a. Beam Bridge c. Core

b. Force d. Beam

ans: Beam

7. A simple type of bridge, composed of horizontal beams supported by vertical

posts

a. Beam c, Beam Bridge

b. Brace d. Buckle

ans: Beam Bridge

8. To curve; bending occurs when a straight material becomes curved; one side
squeezes together in compression, and the other side stretches apart in tension

a. Tension c. Buckle

b. Brace d. none of the above

ans: none of the above (bend)

9. Is mechanics applied to biology (Fung). This includes research and analysis of
the mechanics of living organisms and the application of engineering principles to
and from biological systems.

a. Biomechanics c. mechanics

b. engineering mechanics d. none of the above

ans: Biomechanics

10. A structural support;

a. Brittle c. Brace

b. Cable d. Cantilever

ans: Brace

11. Characteristic of a material that fails without warning; brittle materials do not
stretch or shorten before failing

a. Beam c. Beam Bridge

b. Brace d. Brittle

ans: Brittle

12. To bend under compression

a. Brittle c. bend

b. compression d. Buckle

ans: Buckle
13. A structural element formed from steel wire bound in strands; the suspending
element in a bridge; the supporting element in some dome roofs

a. Beam c. Brace

b. Cable d. Compression

ans: Cable

14. A projecting structure supported only at one end, like a shelf bracket or a diving
board

a. Cantilever c. Cable

b. Equilibrium d. Irreversible

ans: Cantilever

15. A condition in which a chemical reaction is occurring at equal rates in its forward
and reverse directions, so that the concentrations of the reacting substances do
not change with time.

a. Chemical Equilibrium c. force

b. Equilibrium d. Pile

ans: Chemical Equilibrium

16. A pressing force that squeezes a material together

a. force c. steel

b. Compression d. modulus

ans: . Compression
17. Central region of a skyscraper; usually houses elevator and stairwell

a. Core c. gravitational attraction

b. physical constant d. dimension

ans: Core

18. To change shape

a. dimension c. deformation

b. deform d. instantaneous

ans: deform

19. Is a numerical description of how far apart objects are at any given moment in
time. In physics or everyday discussion, distance may refer to a physical length,
a period of time, or estimation based on other criteria. In mathematics, distance
must meet more rigorous criteria.

a. Force c. mass

b. Distance d. deformation

ans: Distance

20. Is the mathematical description of an object or substance's tendency to be

deformed elastically (i.e. non-permanently) when a force is applied to it.

a. modulus of elasticity c. Hydraulics

b. fluid power d. Gravitation

ans; modulus of elasticity

21. A profession in which a knowledge of math and natural science is applied to
develop ways to utilize the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of all
human beings

a. Mechanics c. Engineering

b. Engineering Mechanics d. None of the above

ans: Engineering

22. Equilibrium - A condition in which all acting influences are canceled by others,
resulting in a stable, balanced, or unchanging system.

a. Chemical Equilibrium c. invariant mass

b. Equilibrium d. Gravitation

ans: Equilibrium

23. The capacity to do work or cause physical change; energy, strength, or active
power: the force of an explosion.

a. Inertia c. Lever

b. Quantity d. Force

ans: Force

24. Is a natural phenomenon by which all objects with mass attract each other? In
everyday life, gravitation is most commonly thought of as the agency that gives
objects weight.

a. gravitational attraction c. Gravitation

b. universal gravitation d. mass

ans: Gravitation
25. Is a physical constant involved in the calculation of the gravitational attraction
between objects with mass? It appears in Newton's law of universal gravitation
and in Einstein's theory of general relativity

a. gravitational attraction c. Gravitation

b. universal gravitation d. gravitational constant

ans: gravitational constant

26. Is the measurement of vertical distance, but has two meanings in common use. It
can either indicate how "tall" something is, or how "high up" it is.

a. magnitude c. distance

b. Height d. none of the above

ans: Height

27. Is a topic of science and engineering dealing with the mechanical properties of
liquids. Hydraulics is part of the more general discipline of fluid power.

a. Hydraulics c. fluid power

b. physical body d. momentum

ans: Hydraulics

28. The tendency of a body to resist acceleration; the tendency of a body at rest to
remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a straight
line unless acted on by an outside force.

a. Inertia c. force

b. energy d. none of the above

ans: Inertia
29. Occurring or completed without perceptible delay

a. volume c. Instantaneous

b. Shear d. none of the above

ans: Instantaneous

30. Is the same for all frames of reference? A mass for a particle is m in the equation

a. mass c. force

b. invariant mass d. all of the above

ans: invariant mass

31. Irreversible - That cannot be revoked or undone

a. measurement c. base unit

b. Irreversible d. none of the above

ans: Irreversible

32. A device connecting two or more adjacent parts of a structure; a roller joint allows
adjacent parts to move controllably past one another; a rigid joint prevents
adjacent parts from moving or rotating past one another

a. energy c. force-field

b. velocity d. joint

ans: joint
33. Is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (known also by its
French-language initials “SI”).

a. mass c. weight

b. measurement d. kilogram

ans: kilogram

34. Is the long dimension of any object? The length of a thing is the distance
between its ends, its linear extent as measured from end to end.

a. distance c. free body

b.rigid d. length

ans: length

35. A simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to
transmit force, as in raising or moving a weight at one end by pushing down on
the other.

a. Inertia c. Lever

b. Quantity d. Force

ans: lever

36. Weight distribution throughout a structure; loads caused by wind, earthquakes,

and gravity, for example, affect how weight is distributed throughout a structure

a. Angular Velocity c. Instantaneous

b. Load d. Brittle

ans: load
37. A property by which it can be larger or smaller than other objects of the same
kind; in technical terms, an ordering of the class of objects

a. magnitude c. distance

b. Height d. none of the above

ans: magnitude

38. Is a fundamental concept in physics, roughly corresponding to the intuitive idea

of "how much matter there is in an object". Mass is a central concept of classical
mechanics and related subjects, and there are several definitions of mass within
the framework of relativistic kinematics

a. mass c. weigth

b. measurement d. kilogram

ans: mass

39. Is commonly defined as the substance of which physical objects are composed,
not counting the contribution of various energy or force-fields, which are not
usually considered to be matter per se.

a. mass c. matter

b. magnitude d. none of the above

ans: matter

40. Science of the action of forces on material bodies. It forms a central part of all
physical science and engineering.

a. engineering mechanics c. mechanism

b. mechanics d. none of the above

ans: mechanics
41. Is the estimation of the magnitude of some attribute of an object, such as its
length or weight, relative to a unit of measurement?

a. mass c. weight

b. measurement d. kilogram

ans: measurement

42. Is the product of the mass and velocity of an object? Motion - The act or process
of changing position or place.

a. Hydraulics c. fluid power

b. physical body d. momentum

ans: momentum

43. The three laws proposed by Sir Isaac Newton to define the concept of a force
and describe motion, used as the basis of classical mechanics.

a. law of inertia c. Newton’s Law

b. Newton’s Law of Motion d. none of the above

ans: Newton’s Law of Motion

44. A long, round pole of wood, concrete, or steel driven into the soil by pile drivers

a. Chemical Equilibrium c. force

b. Equilibrium d. Pile

ans: Pile
45. Is a collection of masses, taken to be one. For example, a cricket ball can be
considered an object but the ball also consists of many particles.

a. Hydraulics c. fluid power

b. physical body d. momentum

ans: physical body

46. Is a kind of property which exists as magnitude or multitude?

a. magnitude c. quantity

b. fluid power d. none of the above

ans: quantity

47. Ability to resist deformation when subjected to a load; the measure of a

structure's ability not to change shape when subjected to a load

a. distance c. free body

b. rigid d. length

ans: rigid

48. Is the effort to understand, or to understand better, how nature works, with
observable physical evidence as the basis of that understanding

a. physics c. physical evidence

b. science d. load

ans: science
49. A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite
directions

a. force c. shear

b. stress d. momentum

ans; stress

50. Is a stress state where the stress is parallel or tangential to a face of the material,
as opposed to normal stress when the stress is perpendicular to the face

a. shear stress c. shear

b. tensile stress d. none of the above

ans: shear stress

51. Solid concrete walls that resist shear forces; often used in buildings constructed
in earthquake zones

a. shear stress c. shear

b. tensile stress d. shear-walls

ans: shear-walls

52. Sediment particles ranging from 0.004 to 0.06 mm (0.00016 to 0.0024 inch) in
diameter.

a. silt c. shear

b. stress d. momentum

ans; silt
53. Is often used to describe the measurement of the steepness, incline, gradient, or
grade of a straight line. A higher slope value indicates a steeper incline.

a. shear c. slope

b. stiff d. none of the above

ans: slope

54. Ability to resist collapse and deformation;

a. stable c. stiff

b. shear d. none of the above

ans: stable

55. Characteristic of a structure that is able to carry a realistic load without collapsing
or deforming significantly.

a. steel c. stiff

b. stability d. stable

ans: stability

56. An alloy of iron and carbon that is hard, strong, and malleable.

a. stable c. stiff

b. shear d. none of the above

ans: none of the above ( steel)

57. Ability to resist deformation;

a. steel c. stiff

b. stability d. stable

ans: stiff

58. Defined as force per unit area, is a measure of the intensity of the total internal
forces acting within a body across imaginary internal surfaces, as a reaction to
external applied forces and body forces.

a. silt c. shear

b. stress d. momentum

ans; stress

59. Is a two-dimensional manifold.

a. surface c. silt

b. vector d.volume

ans: surface

60. A bridge in which the roadway deck is suspended from cables that pass over two
towers; the cables are anchored in housings at either end of the bridge

a. surface c. suspension bridge

b. vector d. tensile strength

ans: suspension bridge

61. The component of linear acceleration tangent to the path of a particle moving in a
circular path.

a. tension c. tensile

b. tangential acceleration d. tension ring

ans: tangential acceleration

62. Is the stress state leading to expansion; that is, the tensile stress may be
increased until the reach of tensile strength, namely the limit state of stress.

a. tension c. tensile

b. tension ring d. tensile stress

ans: tensile stress

63. A stretching force that pulls on a material.

a. tension c. tensile

b. tension ring d. tensile stress

ans: tension

64. A support ring that resists the outward force pushing against the lower sides of a
dome.

a. tension c. tensile

b. tension ring d. tensile stress

ans: tension ring

65. Is a vector that measures the tendency of a force to rotate an object about some
axis The magnitude of a torque is defined as force times its lever arm [2]. Just as
a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist

a. tension c. torque

b. tension ring d. tensile stress

ans: torque

66. A rigid frame composed of short, straight pieces joined to form a series of
triangles or other stable shapes.

a. truss c. torque

b. tension d. tensile stress

ans: truss

67. Not in balance or in proper balance.

a. unbalanced c. truss

b. torque d. stress

ans: unbalanced

68. A directed line segment. As such, vectors have magnitude and direction. Many
physical quantities, for example, velocity, acceleration, and force, are vectors.
Vectors are widely used in mathematical physics.

a. surface c. suspension bridge

b. vector d. tensile strength

ans: vector
69. Of a solid object is the three-dimensional concept of how much space it
occupies, often quantified numerically. One-dimensional figures and two-
dimensional shapes are assigned zero volume in the three-dimensional space.

a. volume c. Instantaneous

b. Shear d. none of the above

ans: volume

70. Is a measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object?

a. mass c. weight

b. measurement d. kilogram

ans: weight