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Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? May 2020PEimpact KH2023-06-09T15:14:30-06:00

Are you smarter than an undergraduate

PDHengineer's monthly quiz for engineers

You may find the May quiz a little tricky! Are you smarter than an undergraduate?

Question 1: _____________ is an example of an anodic coating.
- Gold
- Nickel
- Zinc
- Chromium

Question 2: A ________ valve only permits flow in one direction and is typically used to prevent back flow.
- Check
- Ball
- Gate
- Globe

Question 3: In a simply supported beam, the deflection is zero _________.
- At the supports
- At the midpoint
- At the point where the load is applied
- Throughout

Question 4: When the pointer of an analog ohmmeter reads close to zero, the resistor being measured is ___________.
- Open
- Reversed
- Overheated
- Shorted

Question 5: Higher water-cement ratio in concrete equates to better ____________.
- Compressive strength
- Tensile Strength
- Workability
- All of the above

Question 6: Photovoltaic cells are used __________.
- To convert visible light into direct current in solar panels
- To power propane buses
- In nickel-cadmium batteries
- To create the "flash" in cameras

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