This Weeks Engineering Trivia Quiz

1. What two word name is given to a flexible elastic object that stores mechanical energy when it is twisted
2. Derived from the Greek word meaning "alteration", what word is used to describe a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight
3. What was the name of the satellite launched by the European Space Agency in 1989 which was
   the first space experiment devoted to precision astronomy
4. What name is given to a pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes when viewing distant objects
5. What is the opposite of tensile strength
6. What is the highly corrosive and toxic acid with the symbol HNO3
7. Beginning with the letter "V", what name is given to a phase transition of an element or compound from the liquid or solid  phase to gas phase
8. What name is given to a triangle with all sides being of unequal length
9. The polarity of an Anode is always positive - True or False
10. What name is given to a scientist who studies the weather
    
    
    

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1) Torsion Spring  2) Parallax  3) Hipparcos  (High precision parallax collecting satellite)  4) Binoculars  5) Compressive strength  6) Nitric Acid  7) Vaporisation  8) Scalene Triangle  9) False  (in a device which consumes power the anode is positive, and in a device which provides power the anode is negative)  10) Meteorologists