PHYSICS

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. weight
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