Description : Salt content (measured as sodium chloride) in electrically desalted crude oil comes down to a level of about __________ ptb (pounds per thousand barrel). (A) 0.03 (B) 3 (C) 35 (D) 70
Last Answer : (B) 3
Description : When a person stands on a scale in an elevator at rest, the scale reads 800 newtons. When the elevator is allowed to fall freely with acceleration of gravity, the scale reads one of the following. Does the scale read: w) 1600 newtons x) 800 newtons y) 400 newtons z) 0 newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 0 NEWTONS
Description : Water requirement in Maize (a) 400-500mm (b) 600- 800 mm (c) 500- 800 mm (d) 600- 700 mm
Last Answer : (c) 500- 800 mm
Description : What is the impedance of a one microfarad capacitor at 60 Hertz: w) 16,700 ohms x) 2,650 ohms y) 3.8x10-4 ohms z) 6x10-5 ohms
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 2,650 OHMS
Description : Which of the following quantities has the GREATEST influence on the overall efficiency of a conventional (Rankine cycle) electric generating station burning fossil fuels? w) steam temperature at the steam turbine ... pressure at the steam turbine inlet z) pounds of ash and sulfur per pound of fuel
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- STEAM TEMPERATURE AT THE STEAM TURBINE INLET
Description : What is the SI unit for pressure? w) Torr x) pounds per square inch y) Pascal z) Kelvin
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PASCAL
Description : Two coal trains, one southbound, the other westbound, reach an over and under crossing at the same instant and each proceed at 40 kilometers per hour on their respective courses. Approximately how far apart are the lead cars two hours later, to the nearest kilometer? w) 80 x) 113 y) 136 z) 160
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 113
Description : The energy dissipated when a car hits a tree at 70 miles per hour is ABOUT how much greater than that dissipated at 50 miles per hour? w) 20 percent x) 40 percent y) 70 percent z) 100 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 100 PERCENT
Description : At one atmosphere, a cylinder with movable piston contains 2,000 milliliters of gas. If the pressure is increased to 5 atmospheres and the temperature remains unchanged, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 10,000 milliliters x) 400 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 4,000 milliliters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 400 MILLILITERS
Description : A transformer has a turns ratio of two to one. If a 100 ohm resistor is connected on the high side, its resistance as measured on the low side would be: w) 25 ohms x) 50 ohms y) 100 ohms z) 400 ohms
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 25 OHMS
Description : Two identical resistors are connected in parallel and consume 200 watts together. A third identical resistor is added in parallel. The total power consumed is: w) 100 watts x) 200 watts y) 300 watts z) 400 watts
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 300 WATTS
Description : The speed of sound (at sea level) in air is: w) 340 meters per second x) 400 meters per second y) 500 meters per second z) 760 kilometers per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 340 METERS PER SECOND
Description : The calories provided by 100 grams of oil is: a. 700 Kcal b. 800 Kcal c. 900 Kcal d. 990 Kcal
Last Answer : c. 900 Kcal
Description : The speed of light through a single-mode optical fiber is approximately: w) c (equal to 3 x 108 m/s) x) 70 percent of c y) 80 percent of c z) 90 percent of c
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 70 PERCENT OF c
Description : What is 20 degrees Celsius in degrees Kelvin? w) 70 degrees x) 293 degees y) 100 degrees z) 212 degrees
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 293 DEGREES
Description : In the United States, coal is the energy source that produces the highest percentage of our electricity. Second is: w) hydropower x) oil y) nuclear energy z) solar energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NUCLEAR ENERGY
Description : Most earthquakes originate at depths of between w) the surface and 100 kilometers x) 100 kilometers and 500 kilometers y) 500 kilometers and 700 kilometers z) 700 kilometers and the outer core
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE SURFACE AND 100 KILOMETERS
Description : Which of the following iron core electromagnets creates the greatest amount of magnetic flux: w) 1,000 coils, 2 amps of current x) 250 coils, 7 amps of current y) 700 coils, 3 amps of current
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 700 COILS, 3 AMPS OF CURRENT
Description : What is the approximate weight in pounds of the atmosphere on a 1 sq. ft. surface at sea level? w) 15 lbs. x) 1500 lbs. y) 2100 lbs. z) 20,000 lbs.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 2100 LBS.
Description : A long iron rod initially at a temperature of 20°C has one end dipped in boiling water (100°C) at time, t = 0. The curved surface of the rod is insulated so that heat conduction is one dimensional in the axial direction. The ... = 283 s (B) t = 356 s (C) t = 400 s (D) t = 800 s
Last Answer : (D) t = 800 s
Description : The amount of heat required to change a boiling liquid to a gas at the same temperature depends on one of the following properties of the liquid. Does it depend on the liquid's: w) heat of fusion x) heat of vaporization y) temperature z) density
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEAT OF VAPORIZATION
Description : In 1991, the frozen body of a late stone age man was found amazingly intact in the Alps near the Italian-Austrian border. Its age was determined to be about: w) 2,200 years x) 5,300 years y) 12,800 years z) 30,000 years
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5,300 YEARS
Description : A man takes a barrel that weighs 20 pounds, and then puts something in it. It now weighs less than 20 pounds. What did he put in the barrel? -Riddles
Last Answer : He put a hole in the barrel to make it weigh less.
Description : A barrel of water weighs 60 pounds. What must you put in it for it to weigh 40 pounds? -Riddles
Last Answer : you put holes into it
Description : At standard pressure and temperature the average speed of molecules is A. 400 m s-1 B. 500 m s-1 C. 600 m s-1 D. 700 m s-1
Last Answer : 400 m s-1
Description : 720% of 40 + 520 = x – 28 a) 800 b) 700 c) 820 d) 840 e) 500
Last Answer : Answer: a)
Description : In the Millikan oil-drop experiment the UPWARD force on the drop is due to the: w) gravitational and electric fields x) gravitational field and the charge on the drop y) electric field and the size of the drop z) electric field and the charge on the drop
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ELECTRIC FIELD AND THE CHARGE ON THE DROP
Description : What if your veterinarian tells you that a healthy weight for your dog is between 70 and 80 pounds. Write a graph an inequality to represent your dog's healthy weight w in pounds?
Last Answer : Wiki Answers can not write a graph.
Description : How many calories are required to raise the temperature of 20 grams of water from 40 degrees to 60 degrees? w) 40 cal x) 400 cal y) 20 cal z) 200 cal
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 400 cal
Description : Which of the following Greek philosophers proposed the first atomic theory around 400 B.C.? Was it w) Plato x) Archimedes y) Aristotle z) Democritus
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- DEMOCRITUS
Description : A 40 kVA transformer has a core loss of 400 W and a full load copper loss of 800 W. The proportion of full load at maximum efficiency is
Last Answer : A 40 kVA transformer has a core loss of 400 W and a full load copper loss of 800 W. The proportion of full load at maximum efficiency is 0.707
Description : If all the Earth's ice melted, the increase in sea level would be approximately: w) 100 meters x) 2 meters y) 70 meters z) 20 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 70 METERS
Description : One unit of electricity is equivalent to kcal heat units. a) 800 b) 860 c) 400 d) 680
Last Answer : 860
Description : One unit of electricity is equivalent to kcal heat units. c) 800 c) 400 d)860 d) 680
Description : 114. One unit of electricity is equivalent to kcal heat units. a) 800 c) 400 b) 860 d) 680
Description : In EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL SPACE, heat is transferred by: w) conduction x) convection y) conduction and convention z) radiation
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- RADIATION
Description : Reactors in commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. are often referred to as thermal reactors. A thermal reactor uses: w) fissionable plutonium-239 as fuel. x) a relatively low heat output. y) neutrons moderated to relatively low energies. z) liquid sodium as a coolant.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NEUTRONS MODERATED TO RELATIVELY LOW ENERGIES.
Description : What is a calorie? w) amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius. x) amount of work required to move one gram of water by one centimeter. y) amount of heat required to melt ice. z) amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree Fahrenheit
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAISE ONE GRAM OF WATER ONE DEGREE CELSIUS
Description : Heat from the sun reaches the Earth by: w) conduction x) convection y) radiation z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- RADIATION
Description : Entropy is a measure of: w) magnetization x) disorder y) temperature z) heat
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DISORDER
Description : The temperature of a gas measures the: w) number of calories of heat present x) average kinetic energy of the particles in the gas y) exact number of particles in the gas z) potential energy of the gas
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE PARTICLES IN THE GAS
Description : Which of the following terms refer to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance through one degree? w) Heat of fusion x) Liquification heat y) Internal heat z) Specific heat
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SPECIFIC HEAT
Description : Which one of the following is the advantage of connecting two dry cells in parallel instead of in series? Is it because the parallel arrangement: w) gives twice the EMF of one dry cell x) has no ... circuit half as fast as would a single cell z) has half the internal resistance of a single cell
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HAS HALF THE INTERNAL RESISTANCE OF A SINGLE CELL
Description : Energy stored in a body as thermal or internal energy consists of one of the following. Does it consist of: w) heat in the form of radiant energy x) molecular kinetic energy only y) molecular potential energy only z) both kinetic and potential energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BOTH KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY
Description : Ten calories of heat are added to 2 grams of water. The temperature of the water rises to a total of how many degrees? Is it: w) 2 degrees Celsius x) 5 degrees Celsius y) 10 degrees Celsius z) 20 degrees Celsius
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5 DEGREES CELSIUS
Description : The radiator of a room contains 10 kilogram of water. If the water gives off 50,000 calories of heat to the room, the drop in temperature of the water is: w) 1 degree Celsius x) 2 degrees Celsius y) 5 degrees Celsius z) 10 degrees Celsius
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 5 DEGREES CELSIUS
Description : A block of wood initially at rest slides down an inclined plane. Neglecting friction, the kinetic energy of the block at the bottom of the plane is: w) all converted into heat x) equal to its ... kinetic energy at the top of the plane z) dependant on the materials of which the block is made
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- EQUAL TO ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY (WITH RESPECT TO THE BOTTOM OF PLANE) WHEN IT WAS AT THE TOP OF THE PLANE.
Description : Heat is transferred from the sun to the earth primarily by: w) conduction x) convection y) radiation z) condensation
Description : The most efficient heat engine that can operate between two temperature reservoirs T1 and T2 is: w) jet engine x) internal combustion engine y) Carnot engine (pron: car-no) z) steam engine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CARNOT ENGINE