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Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? April 2020PEimpact KH2023-06-09T15:13:40-06:00

Are you smarter than an undergraduate

PDHengineer's monthly quiz for engineers

Happy Earth Day from the Pop Quiz for Engineers.

Question 1: ___________ is used as an inert gas for metal inert gas welding.
- Radon
- Argon
- Nitrogen
- Neon

Question 2: A _____________ beam is statically indeterminate.
- Fixed
- Cantilevered
- Simply supported
- All of the above

Question 3: Resistivity of a conductor is a function of ___________.
- Length
- Temperature
- Cross sectional Angle
- All of the above

Question 4: The _______ of a granular material is the steepest angle of descent or dip relative to the horizontal plane to which a material can be piled without slumping.
- Lateral earth angle
- Flop angle
- Angle of approach
- Angle of repose

Question 5: A fire extinguisher with a Class A rating is suitable for fires involving __________.
- Paper or wood
- Gasoline
- Flammable paints
- "Live" electrical equipment

Question 6: A pump shaft is connected to a motor shaft using a ___________.
- Cotter pin
- Butt weld connection
- Pipe union
- Coupling

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