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| ANYTHING THAT OCCUPIES SPACE AND HAS WEIGHT. |
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| WHAT ARE THE THREE BASIC STATES IN WHICH MATTER CAN EXIST? |
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| WHAT IS MEANT BY PRESSURE? |
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| FORCE THAT ACTS ON A UNIT OF AREA. |
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| WHAT IS THE STANDARD SEA LEVEL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EXPRESSED IN INCHES OF MERCURY AND IN POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH? |
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29.92 INCHES OF MERCURY
14.69 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH. |
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| WHAT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ATMOSPHERE DETERMINES THE SPEED OF SOUND? |
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| WHAT IS MEANT BY THE DENSITY OF AIR? |
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| THE WEIGHT OF A GIVEN VOLUME OF AIR. |
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| HOW MUCH FORCE IS PRODUCED BY 1,000 PSI OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ACTING ON A PISTON WHOSE AREA IS 20 SQUARE INCHES? |
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| WHAT IS MEANT BY THE FULCRUM OF A LEVER? |
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| THE POINT ABOUT WHICH THE LEVER ROTATES. |
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| GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CLASS LEVER. |
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- SCREWDRIVER BEING USED TO PRY THE LID FROM A CAN OF PAINT.
- A WHEELBARROW
- A HYDRAULICLLY RETRACTED LANDING GEAR.
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| HOW MANY CUBIC INCHES OF FLUID IS FORCED OUT OF A CYLINDER BY A PISTON WHOSE AREA IS 20 SQUARE INCHES WHEN THE PISTON MOVES FIVE INCHES. |
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| WHAT IS MEANT BY A TEMPERATURE OF ABSOLUTE ZERO? |
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| THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH ALL MOLECULAR MOVEMENT STOPS. |
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| WHAT IS THE CELCIUS EQUIVALENT OF A TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT? |
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| WHAT FORMULA IS USED TO FIND THE AMOUNT OF WORK DONE WHEN AN OBJECT IS MOVED ACCROSS A FLOOR? |
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| WHAT DETERMINES THE MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE OF AN ARRANGEMENT OF ROPES AND PULLEYS? |
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| THE NUMBER OF ROPES THAT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT. |
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| WHAT DETERMINES THE MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE OF A GEAR TRAIN? |
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| THE RATION OF GEAR TEETH ON THE DRIVE GEAR AND THE NUMBER OF TEETH ON THE DRIVEN GEAR. |
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| WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PRESSURE OF A CONFINED GAS IF THE TEMPERATURE OF THE GAS IS INCREASED? |
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| WHAT ARE THREE METHODS OF HEAT TRANSFER? |
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| CONDUCTION, CONVECTION, RADIATION. |
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| WHAT IS MEANT BY THE ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE? |
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| THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF WATER THAT IS IN A GIVEN VOLUME OF AIR. |
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