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Engineering Trivia Quiz - Sept 19, 2011

 
This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz
A mixture of general Engineering questions and answers designed to test your general knowledge
  1. What name is given to an electrode  through which electric current  flows out of a polarized electrical device
  2. Beginning with the letter "C", what branch of mathematics  focuses on limits , functions , derivatives , integrals , and infinite series
  3. Who was the Roman Goddess of the moon
  4. CV joints are typically used to allow a drive shaft  to transmit power through a variable angle at constant rotational speed, what does CV stand for
  5. Beginning with the letter "R", what name is given to a device that forwards data packets  between telecommunications networks , creating an overlay internetwork
  6. What name is given to an inorganic , nonmetallic  solid  prepared by the action of heat  and subsequent cooling.  The word comes from the Greek  word κεραμικός (keramikos), "of pottery" or "for pottery"
  7. What generic name name (derived from the Latin for "loosen") is given to a liquid, solid, or gas that dissolves another solid, liquid, or gaseous solute , resulting in a solution  that is soluble
  8. What is the official currency of the Eurozone
  9. Beginning with the letter "L", what name is given to a railway vehicle  that provides the motive power for a train
  10. What name is given to the reaction force  described quantitatively by Newton 's second and third laws  whereby a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction and the accelerated mass will cause a proportional but opposite force

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1) Cathode  2) Calculus  3) Diana  4) Constant-velocity  5) Router  6) Ceramic  7) Solvent  8) Euro  9) Locomotive 10) Thrust

Saturday 17 September, 2011 09:50 AM
 
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