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Question 1

What general process removes unwanted material from the workpiece in the form of chips?

Answer: metal cutting (/(?i)Machining/)

Question 2

What are the seven basic chip formation processes?

Answer for blank # 1: turning (14.29 %)

Answer for blank # 2: milling (14.29 %)
 Answer for blank # 3: drilling (14.29 %)
Answer for blank # 4: sawing (14.29 %)
Answer for blank # 5: broaching (14.28 %)
Answer for blank # 6: shaping (14.28 %)
Answer for blank # 7: grinding (14.28 %)

Question 3

Does tool chatter increase or decrease as the speed increases?

Answer: increase

Question 4

There is a wide range of cutting tool materials available, list four common cutting tool materials
used today?

Answer for blank # 1: diamond

Answer for blank # 2: ceramics (25 %)
Answer for blank # 3: High-speed steel (25 %)
Answer for blank # 4: cemented carbide (25 %)
(/HSS|(?i)High(-| )?Speed Steel/, /(?i)Coated Carbide(s)?/, /([C|c]oated (?:HSS|(?i)High-Speed
Steel))/, /(?i)Ceramics/, /(?:CBN|(?i)Cubic Boron Nitride)/, /(?i)High-Carbon steel/, /(?i)
(?:Low|Medium) alloy steel/, /(?i)Cast Cobalt alloy/, /(?i)Cemented Carbide/, /(?i)Cast Carbide/,
/(?i)Cermets/)

Question 5

What are the three most important properties that a cutting tool must possess?

Answer for blank # 1: depth of cut

Answer for blank # 2: feed
Answer for blank # 3: speed
(/(?i)Hardness/, /(?i)Toughness/, /(?i)Wear Resistance/)

Question 6

What are the top two strengths of high speed steel as a cutting tool material?

Answer for blank # 1: high heat resistance

Answer for blank # 2: high wear resistance
(/(?i)Great Toughness/, /(?i)Easily fabricated/)

Question 7

What are the four most common shapes that cemented carbide tool inserts are available in?

Answer for blank # 1: diamond (25 %)

 Answer for blank # 2: square (25 %)
Answer for blank # 3: round (25 %)
Answer for blank # 4: triangular
(/(?i)Square(s)?/, /(?i)Triangle(s)?/, /(?i)Diamond(s)?/, /(?i)Round(s)?/)

Question 8

What part of a cutting tool insert causes the chip to curl up tightly and break?

Answer: chip breaker (/(?i)Chip groove/)

Question 9

What type of cutting tool material is made from very fine particles of aluminum oxide, pressed
under extreme pressures and sintered at about 1000ºC?

Answer: high-speed steel (/(?i)Ceramics/)

Question 10

What cutting tool material is the hardest material known, but cannot be used to cut carbon
steels, due to its tendency to revert to graphite at high temperatures?

Answer: diamond tool (/(?i)Diamonds/)

Question 11

What are the two common materials used to coat cutting tools?

Answer for blank # 1: Titanium Nitride (50 %)

Answer for blank # 2: Tungsten Carbide
(/TiN|(?i)Titanium nitride/, /TiC|(?i)Titanium carbide/)

Question 12

What term generally refers to the ease with which a metal can be machined to an acceptable
surface finish?

Answer: machinability

Question 13

What three functions does a cutting fluid need to do?

Answer for blank # 1: Cool the workpiece and tool

Answer for blank # 2: Lubricate the cutting process
Answer for blank # 3: Clear away chips from the
cutting area
(/(?i)Coolant/, /(?i)Lubricant/, /(?i)(?:remove chips|Carry chips away)/)
Question 14

Which combination of work material and tool material can be increased with the least effect the
life of the cutting tool?

Answer: speed, feed, and depth of cut

Question 15

What machining operation is performed on external cylindrical and conical surfaces?

Answer: (/(?i)Turning/)

Question 16

What machining operation produces a flat surface on the end of a workpiece?

Answer: facing

Question 17

What machining operation cuts off a section of material from the remaining workpiece?

Answer: Parting off

Question 18

List the five main components on an engine lathe:

Answer for blank # 1: Bed (20 %)

Answer for blank # 2: Headstock
Answer for blank # 3: tailstock
Answer for blank # 4: Carriage
Answer for blank # 5: tool post
(/(?i)Bed/, /(?i)Headstock assembly/, /(?i)Tailstock assembly/, /(?i)Carriage assembly/, /(?
i)Quick-change gearbox/)

Question 19

List the two specific types of chucks that are used on lathes?

Answer for blank # 1: Three-jaw chuck

Answer for blank # 2: Four-jaw chuck (50 %)
(/(?i)(?:Three[ |-]jaw(?: self-centering( chuck|))|three-jaw universal)/, /(?i)Four[ |-]jaw(?:
independent( chuck|)|)/)

Question 20

What is the most common type of drill used in manufacturing?

Answer: twist drill

Question 21

What are the three basic parts of the most common type of drill?

Answer for blank # 1: shanks (33.33 %)

Answer for blank # 2: flutes
Answer for blank # 3: point (33.33 %)
(/(?i)Body/, /(?i)Point/, /(?i)Shank/)

Question 22

What are the spiral or helical grooves called on a drill?

Answer: (/(?i)Flutes/)

Question 23

What is the drill bit cone (point) angle used for general-purpose drilling?

Answer: 118 degrees

Question 24

What device is used to remove a taper shank drill bit from a taper spindle?

Answer: drift

Question 25

State the four drill size series that standard drills are available in?

Answer for blank # 1: Fractional Inch Series (25 %)

Answer for blank # 2: Letter Series (25 %)
Answer for blank # 3: Number Series (25 %)
Answer for blank # 4: Metric Series (25 %)

Question 26

What type of drill is used prior to regular drilling to ensure that a hole is started accurately?

Answer: center drill

Question 27

What type of specially designed workholder, besides a vice, is used to hold work that is to be
drilled?

Answer: drill jig

Question 28

What type of machining operation is used to produce the shape shown?

 Answer: (/(?i)Countersink(ing)?/)

Question 29

What type of machining operation is used to produce the shape shown?

Answer: (/(?i)Counterbore(ing)?/)

Question 30

What machining operation removes a small amount of material from the inner surface of a hole,
quickly bringing the hole to an exact size and improving the surface finish?

Answer: reaming

Question 31

What speed should a machine reamer be run at compared to drilling on the same material?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Two[ |-]thirds|half|2|2x|2X)(?: the speed|)/)

Question 32

What are the three broad categories that milling operations can be classified as?

Answer for blank # 1: Slab milling

Answer for blank # 2: face milling (33.33 %)
Answer for blank # 3: end milling (33.33 %)
(/(?i)Peripheral milling/, /(?i)End milling/, /(?i)Face milling/)

Question 33

What milling category mills the surface of the workpiece at a right angle (90 degrees) to the
cutter axis?

Answer: (/(?i)Face milling/)

Question 34

What milling category mills the surface of the workpiece parallel with the axis of rotation of the
cutter?

Answer: (/(?i)Peripheral milling/)

Question 35

What milling category uses a cutter that cuts on both the sides and ends of the tool?

Answer: (/(?i)End milling/)

Question 36

What is the term used for milling when the cutter rotation is in the same direction as the feed
rate?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Climb milling|Down milling)/)

Question 37

What is the term used for milling when the cutter rotates against the direction of the feed of the
workpiece?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Conventional milling|Up milling)/)

Question 38

How many saw blade teeth should be in contact with the work at all times?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:At least two|two|2)/)

Question 39

What are the three main types of metal-sawing machines?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
Answer for blank # 3:
(/(?i)Reciprocating saw/, /(?i)Bandsaw/, /(?i)Circular saw/)

Question 40

How is the coarseness of a file designated? Arranged in order of increasing coarseness.

Answer for blank # 1: (/(?i)Dead smooth/)

Answer for blank # 2: (/(?i)Smooth/)
Answer for blank # 3: (/(?i)Second cut/)
Answer for blank # 4: (/(?i)Bastard/)
Answer for blank # 5: (/(?i)Coarse/)
Answer for blank # 6: (/(?i)Rough/)

Question 41

What is the most widely used artificial abrasive?

Answer: (/(?:Al2O2|(?i)Aluminum oxide)/)

Question 42

What type of grain size cuts faster, fine grains or coarse grains?

Answer: (/(?i)Coarse(?: grains|)/)

Question 43

What is the most common abrasive machining process?

Answer: (/(?i)Grinding/)

Question 44

What type of grinding is commonly used to produce external cylindrical surfaces?

Answer: (/(?i)cylindrical(?: grinding|)/)

Question 45

What type of grinding is commonly used to grind flat surfaces?

Answer: (/(?i)Surface(?: grinding|)/)

Question 46

What type of grinder is used to sharpen milling cutters or reamers?

Answer: (/(?i)Universal tool and cutter grinders/, /(?i)tool/, /(?i)tool and cutter grinders/)

Question 47

What type of abrasives are made by gluing abrasive grains onto a cloth or paper backing?

Answer: (/(?i)Coated(?: abrasives|)/)

Question 48

What type of abrasive finishing process uses fine abrasive stones to size and finish bored holes?

Answer: (/(?i)Honing/)

Question 49

What type of abrasive finishing process uses fine abrasive particles charged into a soft plate
material?

Answer: (/(?i)Lapping/)

Question 50

What type process uses high-pressure and a high-velocity fluid jet to perform a slitting
operation?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Water(-| )jet cutting|water(-| )jet machining|hydrodynamic machining)/)

Question 51

What are the two different types of Electrical Discharge machines?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(/(?i)(?:Ram EDM|die-sinking EDM)/, /(?i)(?:Wire EDM|electric discharge wire cutting)/)

Question 52

What two primary functions must be considered in the design of a workholding device?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(/(?i)Locating/, /(?i)Clamping/)

Question 53

Which of the two primary functions refers to orienting and positioning the part in the machine
tool with respect to the cutting tools to achieve the required specifications?

Answer: (/(?i)Locating/)

Question 54

What workholding device determines location dimensions for holes etc. on workpieces?

Answer: (/(?i)Jig(s)?/)

Question 55

What workholding device holds the workpiece during machining or assembly operations to
determine size dimensions?

Answer: (/(?i)Fixture/)

Question 56

What is another term used for a reference surface machined on a casting or forging to aid in
accurate location in a fixture?

Answer: (/(?i)Datum(?: surface|)/)

Question 57

What location principle is key to making interchangeable parts, referring to the position of the
workpiece in each of three perpendicular planes?

Answer: (/(?i)3-2-1(?: principle|)/)

Question 58
 Which milling method requires less clamping forces, conventional milling (up milling) or climb
milling (down milling)?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Climb milling|Down milling)/)

Question 59

Is the removal of chips from a jig or fixture considered during the design stage of a workholder?

Answer: (/(?i)Yes/)

Question 60

What is the term related to the loading and unloading time plus the machining time, plus any
delay times?

Answer: (/(?i)Cycle time(?: for a part|)/)

Question 61

What device is used as a base element on most common fixtures?

Answer: (/(?i)Vice|Vise/)

Question 62

What type of fixtures are the most flexible and versatile?

Answer: (/(?i)Modular(?: fixtures|)/)

Question 63

What type of clamp comes in many forms and sizes and is simple, low cost, and flexible?

Answer: (/(?i)Strap(?: clamp|)/)

Question 64

What type of clamp accommodates only small thickness variations from part to part, yet
provides an excellent, consistent clamping force?

Answer: (/(?i)Toggle(?: clamp|)/)

Question 65

What type chuck is used on ferrous material only?

Answer: (/(?i)Magnetic(?: chuck|)/)

Question 66

What type chuck can be used on electrically conductive material?

Answer: (/(?i)Electrostatic(?: chuck|)/)

Question 67

What type chuck has the advantage of being able to be used on both nonmetals and metals and
also provides an easily variable force?

Answer: (/(?i)Vacuum chuck(?: chuck|)/)

Question 68

What term is used in reference to the nature of the surface condition that is produced by the
manufacturing process?

Answer: (/(?i)Surface integrity/)

Question 69

What are the two aspects (characteristics) that surface integrity has?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(/(?i)Topography(?: characteristics|)/, /(?i)Surface-layer(?: characteristics|)/)

Question 70

What is the term used to describe the surface textures that the material removal processes
generate?

Answer: (/(?i)Surface finish/)

Question 71

What term refers to the finely spaced surface irregularities produced from machining
operations?

Answer: (/(?i)Roughness/)

Question 72

What term refers to the largely spaced surface irregularities produced from machining
operations, such as warping or vibrations?

Answer: (/(?i)Waviness/)

Question 73

What device in a surface roughness measuring instrument, is moved at a constant rate across a
surface, perpendicular to the lay pattern, detects the height of the irregularities?

Answer: (/(?i)Diamond stylus/)

Question 74

Match the lay symbol name to the lay pattern shown below?
 _____ (3)

_____ (2)

_____ (6) 1. Parallel lay

2. Perpendicular lay
3. Angular lay in both directions
4. Multidirectional lay
5. Concentric lay with the center
_____ (1)
6. Radial lay

_____ (5)

_____ (4)

Question 75

What is the average surface roughness that can be produced by sand casting (from Figure 37-6)?

1) Between 25µm and 12.5µm (micrometers) (1000 - 500 µin. microinches)

2) Between 0.40µm and 0.10µm (micrometers) (16 - 8 µin. microinches)

3) Between 1.5µm and 0.5µm (micrometers) (60 - 20 µin. microinches)

 4) Between 1.6µm and 0.8µm (micrometers) (63 - 32 µin. microinches)

Question 76

What is the average surface roughness that can be produced by polishing (from Figure 37-6)?

1) Between 0.40µm and 0.10µm (micrometers) (16 - 8 µin. microinches)

2) Between 25µm and 12.5µm (micrometers) (1000 - 500 µin. microinches)

3) Between 1.5µm and 0.5µm (micrometers) (60 - 20 µin. microinches)

4) Between 1.6µm and 0.8µm (micrometers) (63 - 32 µin. microinches)

Question 77

What two processes produce a smooth surface using compressive residual stresses?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(Roller burnishing, Shot peening)

Question 78

What two common types of cleaning processes carry abrasive particles in a high-velocity blast of
air out of a nozzle with about a 3/8 in. opening?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(Sand blasting, Shot blasting)

Question 79

What finishing process is used to deburr, radius, descale, remove rust, polish, brighten, or
surface harden small parts in large numbers?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Barrel finishing|tumbling)/)

Question 80

What versatile finishing process is widely used for deburring, radiusing, descaling, burnishing,
cleaning, brightening, and fine finishing while being performed in an open container?

Answer: (/(?i)Vibratory finishing/)

Question 81
 What polishing operation has the workpiece polished by a revolving cloth wheel that has been
charged with a fine abrasive, such as polishing rouge?

Answer: (/(?i)Buffing/)

Question 82

What polishing operation is the reverse of electroplating because material is removed from the
surface rather than being deposited?

Answer: (/(?i)Electropolishing/)

Question 83

What other variation of electrostatic spraying uses solid particles rather than liquid particles?

Answer: (/(?i)Powder coating/)

Question 84

What is the most widely used method of imparting corrosion resistance to steel by dipping it
into a solution of zinc ammonium chloride and then dried?

Answer: (/(?i)Hot(-| )dip galvanizing/)

Question 85

What coating process produces a Rockwell hardness between 66 and 70, and can be used to
build up worn parts to larger dimensions and provide good resistance to both wear and
corrosion?

Answer: (/(?i)Hard chromium plating/)

Question 86

What conversion-type coating process improves corrosion and wear resistance on aluminium by
an electrochemical process?

Answer: (/(?i)Anodizing/)

Question 87

What is the recommended surface finish allowance for deburring with barrel tumbling (from
Table 37- 5)?

1) Between 1.5µm and 0.5µm (micrometers) (60 - 20 µin. microinches)

2) Between 25µm and 12.5µm (micrometers) (1000 - 500 µin. microinches)

3) Between 0.40µm and 0.10µm (micrometers) (16 - 8 µin. microinches)

 4) Between 1.6µm and 0.8µm (micrometers) (63 - 32 µin. microinches)

Question 88

What are the two terms that represent the organized activities that convert raw materials into
salable goods?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(/(?i)Manufacturing/, /(?i)Assembly/)

Question 89

What is a common goal of manufacturers that produce any products or services?

Answer: (/(?i)continually improve/)

Question 90

Typically, what percentage of a products selling price is due to the manufacturing cost of that
product?

Answer: (/40%/, /(?i)40 percent/)

Question 91

What are the material things that we buy referred to as?

Answer: (/(?i)Goods/)

Question 92

What are the nonmaterial things that we buy referred to as?

Answer: (/(?i)Services/)

Question 93

What is the highest ranking term in the manufacturing hierarchy, which also happens to be the
manufacturing system that includes the entire company?

Answer: (/(?i)Production system/, /(?i)the enterprise/)

Question 94

What is the name given to a collection of operations and processes used to obtain a desired
product(s) or component(s)?

Answer: (/(?i)Manufacturing(?: system(s)?|)/)

Question 95
 What converts unfinished materials to finished products, by using machines or machine tools?

Answer: (/(?i)Manufacturing(?: process(es)?|)/)

Question 96

What device is an assembly of related mechanisms on a frame or bed that together produce a
desired result?

Answer: (/(?i)Machine tool(s)?/)

Question 97

What manufacturing term relates to the total work or duties a worker performs?

Answer: (/(?i)Job/)

Question 98

What manufacturing term relates to a location or area where a production worker performs
tasks?

Answer: (/(?i)Station/)

Question 99

What manufacturing term relates to a distinct action performed to produce a desired result or
effect?

Answer: (/(?i)Operation/)

Question 100

What manufacturing process adds value to a workpiece without having any tool contact?

Answer: (/(?i)Treatment(s)?/)

Question 101

What is the lowest ranking term (mechanism) in the manufacturing hierarchy?

Answer: (/(?i)Tool/, /(?i)tooling/)

Question 102

Defect prevention is better than immediate defect detection and correction. What
manufacturing term relates to defect prevention?

Answer: (Poka-Yoke)

Question 103

What manufacturing term relates to the manufacture of a product from pieces such as parts,
components or assemblies?
 Answer: (/(?i)Fabricating|fabrication/)

Question 104

What manufacturing term relates to the manufacture of a product by continuous means, or by a

continuous series of operations, for a specific purpose?

Answer: (/(?i)Processing/)

Question 105

What are the four types of surfaces that can be produced during the manufacture of a
component?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
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Answer for blank # 4:
(/(?i)(?:plane|flat)/, /(?i)(cylindrical(?: external| internal|))/, /(?i)(conical(?: external| internal|))/,
/(?i)(irregular(?: curved| warped|))/)

Question 106

What type of engineer knows the assumptions that can be made about service loads, service
environment or the appearance of the final product?

Answer: (/(?i)Design(?: engineer(s)?|)/)

Question 107

What type of engineer selects and coordinates the specific processes and equipment to be used
to make a product?

Answer: (/(?i)Manufacturing(?: engineer(s)?|)/)

Question 108

What type of engineer has expertise in cell design, setup time reduction, quality control devices
and reliability when making a product?

Answer: (/(?i)Lean|Industrial(?: engineer(s)?|)/)

Question 109

What type of engineer devotes their efforts into developing new and better steel, plastic or
composites etc... that components will be made of?

Answer: (/(?i)Materials(?: engineer(s)?|)/)

Question 110
 What manufacturing system design is characterized by large varieties of components, general-
purpose machines, and a functional layout?

Answer: (/(?i)Job shop/)

Question 111

What manufacturing system design is characterized by larger volumes of the same part or
assembly, special-purpose machines and equipment, less variety, less flexibility, and more
mechanization?

Answer: (/(?i)Flow shop/)

Question 112

What manufacturing system design is used in lean production systems where manufacturing
processes and subassemblies are restructured into U-shaped cells?

Answer: (/(?i)Linked(-| )cell( manufacturing system| shop)?/, L-CMS)

Question 113

What manufacturing system design is characterized by the immobility of the item being
manufactured, where the workers, machines and materials come to the manufacturing site?

Answer: (/(?i)Project shop/)

Question 114

What manufacturing process is used in manufacturing systems to produce liquids, oils, gases,
and powders?

Answer: (/(?i)Continuous process(es)?/)

Question 115

What are the seven basic manufacturing processes used to create or add value to a product?

Answer for blank # 1:

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Answer for blank # 7:
(/(?i)(?:casting|foundry|molding)/, /(?i)(?:forming|meatalworking)/, /(?i)(?:machining|metal
removal)/, /(?i)joining and assembly/, /(?i)(?:surface treatments|finishing)/, /(?i)(?:rapid
prototyping|additive manufacturing|3d printing)/, /(?i)(?:heat treating)/)

Question 116
 What are the five typical types of joining processes used to create a product or component?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
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Answer for blank # 5:
(/(?i)mechanical fastening/, /(?i)soldering/, /(?i)welding/, /(?i)press, shrink(, or| or)? snap
fittings/, /(?i)adhesives/)

Question 117

What type of process is used to clean, remove burrs left by machining, or provides a protective
surface on a workpiece?

Answer: (/(?i)Finishing( process(es)?)?|Surface Treatment(s)?/)

Question 118

What manufacturing process is done to maintain a products quality after manufacturing is

finished and before the consumer buys it?

Answer: (/(?i)Packaging(?: process(es)?|)/)

Question 119

What process is the biggest waste of all and should be eliminated at every opportunity to save
time and money?

Answer: (/(?i)Storage(?: process(es)?|)/)

Question 120

What type of cost includes the cost of all materials, manufacture, use, repair, and disposal of a
product?

Answer: (/(?i)Life(-| )cycle( costs)?/)

Question 121

What process do all employees in a lean production system have to carry out in order to make
the product right the first time?

Answer: (/(?i)Inspection(?: process(es)?|)/)

Question 122

What manufacturing term determines the sequence of individual manufacturing processes and
operations needed to produce parts in a job shop?

Answer: (/(?i)Process planning/)

Question 123

What type of sheet travels with the parts and inform the material handler where the parts must
go next?

Answer: (/(?i)Route(?: sheet(s)?|)/)

Question 124

What type of sheet describes the machining or assembly processes that are to be done to the
parts at a particular machine?

Answer: (/(?i)Operation(?: sheet(s)?|)/)

Question 125

What manufacturing term is used when you are producing a very large volume of similar parts?

Answer: (/(?i)Mass(?: production|)/)

Question 126

What manufacturing system is created when a transfer line is combined with CNC machines?

Answer: (/(?i)Flexible manufacturing system(s)?/, FMS)

Question 127

What are two typical project management techniques that are used to schedule work in a
project shop?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(/(?:CPM|(?i)critical path method)/, /(?:PERT|(?i)program evaluation and review technique)/)

Question 128

What type of processes are the most efficient but least flexible kind of manufacturing system?

Answer: (/(?i)Continuous(?: process|)/)

Question 129

What type of device is placed between the operations in a linked-cell system, to allow time to
transport, or inspection, or cooling?

Answer: (/(?i)Decoupler(s)?/)

Question 130

What skill level is required from an employee in a job shop?

Answer: (/(?i)High(ly)?(-| )skilled/)

Question 131

What skill level is required from an employee in a flow shop?

Answer: (/(?i)Low(er)?(-| )skilled/)

Question 132

What term is applied to engineered materials that are characterized by large molecules that are
built up by the joining of smaller molecules?

Answer: (/(?i)Plastic(s)?/)

Question 133

What are the two polymer families, referring to the material's response to elevated
temperatures?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(/(?i)Thermosetting/, /(?i)Thermoplastic/)

Question 134

Which one of the two families of polymers contains molecules of different lengths, and will melt
above a set range of temperatures?

Answer: (/(?i)Thermoplastic/)

Question 135

List the four most common types of thermoplastic polymers:

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
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Answer for blank # 4:
(/(?:PE|(?i)Polyethylene)/, /(?:PP|(?i)Polypropylene)/, /(?:PS|(?i)Polystyrene)/, /(?:PVC|(?
i)Polyvinylchloride)/)

Question 136

Which one of the two families of polymers has highly cross-linked or three-dimensional
framework structure in which all atoms are connected by strong irreversible covalent bonds?

Answer: (/(?i)Thermoset/)

Question 137

List the nine general properties of plastics:

Answer for blank # 1:

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(/(?i)Light( )?weight/, /(?i)Corrosion resistance/, /(?i)Electrical resistance/, /(?i)Low thermal
conductivity/, /(?i)Variety of optical properties/, /(?i)(?:Formability|ease of fabrication)/, /(?
i)Surface finish/, /(?i)low cost/, /(?i)Low energy content/)

Question 138

How much can the tensile strength of some plastics drop as the humidity increases from 0 to
100%?

Answer: (/50?(?:%|(?i) percent|)/)

Question 139

What specific type of polymer is used extensively as a general-purpose thermoplastic and is

strong, light and durable with good resistance to ultraviolet light and easily molded or extruded?

Answer: (/(?:PVC|(?i)Polyvinylchloride)/)

Question 140

List the four reasons that additives are used in plastics:

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
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Answer for blank # 4:
(/(?i)(?:Impart|improve) properties/, /(?i)Reduce cost/, /(?i)Improve moldability/, /(?i)Impart
color/)

Question 141

List six common fillers that are used in plastics:

Answer for blank # 1:

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 Answer for blank # 6:
(/(?i)Wood flour/, /(?i)Cloth fibers/, (?i)Macerated cloth, /(?i)Glass fibers/, /(?i)Mica/, /(?
i)Calcium carbonate/, /(?i)silica/, /(?i)clay/, /(?i)clay/)

Question 142

What type of polymer does this recycle symbol relate to?

Answer: (/(?:PE|(?i)Polyethylene)/)

Question 143

What type of polymer does this recycle symbol relate to?

Answer: (/(?:PVC|(?i)Polyvinylchloride)/)

Question 144

What polymer term relates to a special class of linear polymers that display an exceptionally
large amount of elastic deformation when force is applied?

Answer: (/(?i)Elastomer/)

Question 145

What is the simplest shape forming process for polymers, because no fillers are used and no
pressure is required?

Answer: (/(?i)Casting/)

Question 146

What is shape forming process for polymers is used to produce resins into bottles and other
seamless, hollow-shape containers?

Answer: (/(?i)Blow molding/)

Question 147

What is the term used for the solid-bottom, hollow-tube perform, that is used in the previous
shape forming process?

Answer: (/(?i)Parison/)
Question 148

What is the most widely used forming process used for high-volume production of relatively
complex thermoplastic parts, and is often considered to be the polymer equivalent to metal die
casting?

Answer: (/(?i)Injection molding/)

Question 149

What shape forming process for polymers is used to produce long plastic products with uniform
cross sections?

Answer: (/(?i)Extrusion/)

Question 150

What shape forming process for polymers is used to produce hollow, seamless products of a
wide variety of shapes and larger sizes, and lower production quantities?

Answer: (/(?i)Rotational molding/)

Question 151

What device, usually brass or steel, is often incorporated into plastic products to provide
threaded cavities, holes, or alignment pins?

Answer: (/(?:)inserts/)

Question 152

What is the term used to describe a small fin that is produced where mold segments come
together?

Answer: (/(?i)Flash/)

Question 153

What process the critical step in all of the rubber processing sequences because it imparts the
desired stiffness and strength while retaining the elastic behavior?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Vulcanization|cross-linking)/)

Question 154

List the six basic steps that are present in most casting processes (in order):

Answer for blank # 1: (/(?i)mold cavity is produced/)

Answer for blank # 2: (/(?i)Melting process/)
Answer for blank # 3: (/(?i)Pouring technique/)
Answer for blank # 4: (/(?i)Solidification process/)
Answer for blank # 5: (/(?i)Mold removal/)
 Answer for blank # 6: (/(?i)(?:Cleaning|finishing|inspection)/)

Question 155

What is the device that is an approximate duplicate of the final casting?

Answer: (/(?i)Pattern/)

Question 156

What device holds the molding aggregate and consists of a rigid metal frame or a wood frame?

Answer: (/(?i)Flask/)

Question 157

What is the top half of the pattern, flask, mold, or core called?

Answer: (/(?i)Cope/)

Question 158

What is the bottom half of the pattern, flask, mold, or core called?

Answer: (/(?i)Drag/)

Question 159

What device is inserted into a mold to produce the internal features of a casting, such as holes
or passages?

Answer: (/(?i)Core/)

Question 160

What term is used to describe the shaped hole into which the molten metal is poured and
solidified to produce the desired casting?

Answer: (/(?i)Mold cavity/)

Question 161

What is the void in the mold called that provides a reservoir of additional liquid that can flow
into the mold cavity to compensate for any shrinkage that occurs during solidification?

Answer: (/(?i)Riser/)

Question 162

What is the network of connected channels called that delivers the molten metal to the mold
cavity?

Answer: (/(?i)Gating system/)

Question 163
 What are the controlled entrances into the mold cavity called?

Answer: (/(?i)Gates/)

Question 164

What is the term used to describe the taper on a pattern or casting that permits it to be
withdrawn from the mold?

Answer: (/(?i)Draft/)

Question 165

What is the method used for removing the gas from the molten metal by spraying the molten
metal through a low-pressure environment?

Answer: (/(?i)Vacuum degassing/)

Question 166

What is the method used for removing the gas from the molten metal by passing small bubbles
of inert or reactive gas through the melted metal?

Answer: (/(?i)Gas flushing/)

Question 167

What is the term used to describe the ability of a metal to flow and fill a mold, which affects the
minimum thickness, the maximum length that can be cast?

Answer: (Fluidity)

Question 168

What type of flow should the gating system be designed to minimize, to reduce any erosion of
the mold?

Answer: (/(?i)Turbulent flow/)

Question 169

What devices can be inserted into the gating system to trap foreign material from entering the
mold?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Screens|ceramic filters)/)

Question 170

What are the three principal stages of shrinkage?

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 (/(?i)Shrinkage of the liquid/, /(?i)Solidification shrinkage/, /(?i)Solid metal contraction/)

Question 171

What should solidify first, the mold or the riser?

Answer: (/(?i)The mold/)

Question 172

What is the most important dimensional modification that is incorporated into a pattern called?

Answer: (/(?i)Shrinkage allowance/)

Question 173

What two allowances may be necessary to add to a pattern when smooth machined surfaces are
required?

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(/(?i)Machining allowance/, /(?i)Finish allowance/)

Question 174

As a general rule, should we maximize or minimize the use of cores in a casting?

Answer: (/(?i)Minimize/)

Question 175

What are the two problems that can arise when sections of castings intersect with each other?

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(/(?i)Stress concentration/, /(?i)Hot spots/)

Question 176

What are the three categories of the various casting processes?

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(/(?i)Single(-| )use molds with multiple-use patterns/, /(?i)Single(-| )use molds with single-use
patterns/, /(?i)Multiple(-| )use molds/)

Question 177

What type of casting process is by far the most common and possibly the most versatile,
accounting for 90% of all metal castings?
 Answer: (/(?i)Sand casting/)

Question 178

List the four requirements that sand needs in order to make a quality mold:

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(/(?i)Refractoriness/, /(?i)Cohesiveness/, /(?i)Permeability/, /(?i)Collapsibility/)

Question 179

What method of sand packing is often preferred to make a sand mold when only a few castings
are to be made?

Answer: (/(?i)Hand ramming/)

Question 180

What type of cores have relatively low strength?

Answer: (/(?i)Green-sand cores/)

Question 181

What material is the pattern made of in the evaporative pattern process?

Answer: (/(?i)Expanded polystyrene/)

Question 182

What casting process consists of a reusable mold machined from gray cast iron, alloy cast iron,
steel, bronze, or graphite and is usually made with hinged segments?

Answer: (/(?i)Permanent(-| )mold casting/)

Question 183

What casting process consists of hot metal in the mold being allowed to cool until a shell of a
desired thickness has formed, then the remaining liquid is poured out?

Answer: (/(?i)Slush casting/)

Question 184

What casting process forces molten metal into metal molds under pressure and held under high
pressure during solidification?

Answer: (/(?i)Die(-| )casting/)

Question 185

What are the two different types of die-casting machines?

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(/(?i)(?:Hot(-| )chamber|gooseneck)/, /(?i)Cold(-| )chamber/)

Question 186

What casting process uses the inertial forces of rotation or spinning to distribute the molten
metal into the mold cavity?

Answer: (/(?i)Centrifugal casting/)

Question 187

What aspects of a metal forming process does an engineer or operator have direct control over,
that are generally selected or specified during the setup?

Answer: (/(?i)Independent variables/)

Question 188

List seven independent variables in a typical forming process:

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(/(?i)Starting material/, /(?i)Starting geometry/, /(?i)Tool or die geometry/, /(?i)Lubrication/, /(?
i)Starting temperature/, /(?i)Speed of operation/, /(?i)Amount of deformation/)

Question 189

What second set of features in a metal forming process is the consequence of the independent
variable selection?

Answer: (/(?i)Dependent variables/)

Question 190

List five dependent variables in a typical forming process:

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(/(?i)(?:Force|power) requirements/, /(?i)Material properties/, /(?i)(?:Exit|final) temperature/,
/(?i)Surface finish and precision/, /(?i)Nature of the material flow/)

Question 191

What specific metal forming process is defined as the plastic deformation of metals at a
temperature above the re-crystallization temperature?

Answer: (/(?i)Hot working/)

Question 192

What specific metal forming process is usually performed at room temperature which is below
the metal's re-crystallization temperature?

Answer: (/(?i)Cold working/)

Question 193

List seven advantages of cold working metal forming over hot working metal forming:

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(/(?i)No heating is required/, /(?i)Better surface finish/, /(?i)Superior dimensional control/, /(?
i)better reproducibility/, /(?i)Strength, fatigue, and wear properties are improved/, /(?
i)Directional properties can be imparted/, /(?i)Contamination is minimized/)

Question 194

List seven disadvantages associated with cold-working processes:

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 (/(?i)Higher forces are required to initiate and complete the deformation/, /(?i)Heavier, more
powerful equipment and stronger tooling is required/, /(?i)Less ductility is available/, /(?
i)Metal surfaces must be clean and scale-free/, /(?i)Intermediate anneals may be required/, /(?
i)The imparted directional properties may be detrimental/, /(?i)Undesirable residual stresses
may be produced/)

Question 195

What process dips metal in acid and then washes it off to remove any surface scale?

Answer: (/(?i)Pickling/)

Question 196

What general term is applied to a family of processes that induce plastic deformation by
compressive forces applied through dies, the equipment can be hammers or presses?

Answer: (/(?i)Forging/)

Question 197

List eight common forging processes:

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(/(?i)Open-die drop-hammer forging/, /(?i)Impression-die drop-hammer forging/, /(?i)Press
forging/, /(?i)Orbital forging/, /(?i)Upset forging/, /(?i)Automatic hot forging/, /(?i)Roll
forging/, /(?i)Swaging/)

Question 198

What forging process involves increasing the diameter of a material by compressing its length?

Answer: (/(?i)Upset forging/)

Question 199

What metal forming process compresses metal and forces it to flow through a suitably shaped
die to form a product with a reduced but constant cross section?

Answer: (/(?i)Extrusion/)

Question 200
 What metal forming method has a solid ram driving the entire billet into a confined chamber and
through a stationary die?

Answer: (/(?i)Direct extrusion/)

Question 201

What metal forming operation reduces the cross section of a material by pulling it through a die?

Answer: (/(?i)Drawing/)

Question 202

What metal forming process is used for making enlarged sections on the ends of rod or wire,
such as the heads of nails, bolts, rivets, or other fasteners?

Answer: (/(?i)Cold heading/)

Question 203

What deformation process is used to improve a surface by rubbing a smooth, hard object, under
pressure on it?

Answer: (/(?i)Burnishing/)

Question 204

What sheet metal forming process is used to mechanically cut materials without burning, melting
or producing metal chips?

Answer: (/(?i)Shearing/)

Question 205

What two sheet metal forming process force a shaped punch through a metal sheet and into a
shaped die?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(/(?i)Piercing/, /(?i)Blanking/)

Question 206

What sheet metal forming process uses the piece that is punched out of the sheet metal as the
workpiece?

Answer: (/(?i)Blanking/)

Question 207

What sheet metal forming process uses the hole in the sheet metal as the workpiece and scraps
the punch-out?
 Answer: (/(?i)Piercing/)

Question 208

What are the three basic components of a piercing and blanking die set?

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(/(?i)Punch/, /(?i)Die/, /(?i)Stripper plate/)

Question 209

What is the general clearance that should be used between the punch and die?

Answer: (/(?:5 to 7%|5%|6%|7%)/)

Question 210

What is the formula used to calculate the maximum cutting force if the punch face cuts the
entire perimeter simultaneously?

Answer: (/(?i)Perimeter length x Thickness x (?:Material shear stress|tensile strength)/)

Question 211

What type of die consists of two or more sets of punches and dies mounted in tandem, so the
stock can be advanced and the pierced hole is then positioned under the blanking punch?

Answer: (/(?i)Progressive die/)

Question 212

What type of die has piercing and blanking, or other combinations of operations occurring
sequentially during a single stroke of the ram?

Answer: (/(?i)Compound die/)

Question 213

What metal forming process is the plastic deformation of metals about a linear axis with little or
not change in the surface area?

Answer: (/(?i)Bending/)

Question 214

Where is the neutral axis located on a bent piece of material (as a decimal to 2 decimal places)?

Answer:
(/(?:0.33|0.34|0.35|0.36|0.37|0.38|0.39|0.40|0.41|0.42|0.43|0.44|0.45|0.46|0.47|0.48|0.49|0.50)/)

Question 215
 What are the two types of drawing processes used to produce solid-bottom cylindrical or
rectangular containers from sheet metal?

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Answer for blank # 2:
(/(?i)Shallow drawing/, /(?i)Deep drawing/)

Question 216

What is another term used for joining or assembly in manufacturing?

Answer: (/(?i)Consolidation(?: process|)/)

Question 217

What is the dominant method of joining used in manufacturing?

Answer: (Welding)

Question 218

What are the five main welding process classes that achieve coalescence?

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(/(?:OFW|(?i)Oxyfuel gas welding)/, /(?:AW|(?i)Arc welding)/, /(?:RW|(?i)Resistance welding)/,
/(?:SSW|(?i)Solid(-| )state welding)/, Unique processes)

Question 219

What are the four main thermal cutting processes?

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(/(?:OC|(?i)Oxygen cutting)/, /(?:AC|(?i)Arc cutting)/, /(?:LBC|(?i)Laser(-| )beam cutting)/,
/(?:EBC|(?i)Electron(-| )beam cutting)/)

Question 220

List four common welding defects found in joints:

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(Incomplete fusion, Incomplete penetration, Undercut, Overlap)

Question 221

List four basic types of fusion welds:

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(/(?i)(?:Bead|surfacing)(?: weld|)/, /(?i)Groove(?: weld|)/, /(?i)Fillet(?: weld|)/, /(?i)Plug(?: weld|)/)

Question 222

What undesirable condition is present adjacent to the fusion zone, within the base metal after
welding, due to elevated temperatures?

Answer: (/HAZ|(?i)Heat( |-)affected zone/)

Question 223

What can result from the nonuniform temperatures and thermal stresses induced by welding?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Distortion|warping)/)

Question 224

List the three different types of flames that can be obtained by varying the oxygen-to-acetylene
ratio:

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(/(?i)Neutral(?: flame|)/, /(?i)Oxidizing(?: flame|)/, /(?i)Carburizing(?: flame|)/)

Question 225

What is used to clean the surfaces and remove contaminating oxide, to promote the formation
of a better bond?

Answer: (/(?i)Flux(es)?/)

Question 226

What is the most common thermal cutting process?

Answer: (/(?:OFC|(?i)Oxyfuel[ |-]gas cutting|flame cutting)/)

Question 227

Which side of a warped or buckled plate is heated when using the flame straightening method?
(long side or the short side)

Answer: (Long side)

Question 228

What happens to the electrode when using a consumable electrode while arc-welding?

1) It fills the weld joint

2) Nothing

3) No-one knows

4) It vaporizes

Question 229

What type of electrode is used in the nonconsumable-electrode welding process?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Tungsten|carbon)/)

Question 230

What welding process uses a coated electrode and is the most widely used welding process
because of its versatility and low cost-equipment?

Answer: (/(?:SMAW|(?i)Shielded metal arc welding|stick welding)/)

Question 231

What is the minimum tensile strength of the weld metal in the following arc-welding electrode
designation? (in psi or ksi)
"E 7018"

Answer: (/70( |,)?000 psi|70 ksi/)

Question 232

What is the welding position required for the following arc-welding electrode designation?
"E 7018"

Answer: (/(?i)All( positions)?/)

Question 233
 What type of coating is stated in the following arc-welding electrode designation?
"E 7018"

Answer: (/(?i)Low hydrogen [+|and] iron powder/)

Question 234

What welding process uses a shielding gas and a solid uncoated metal wire as the consumable
electrode?

Answer: (/(?:GMAW|MIG|(?i)Gas metal arc welding|metal inert(-| )gas)/)

Question 235

What welding process is used to attach studs, screws, pins, or other fasteners to a metal
surface?

Answer: (Stud welding)

Question 236

What welding process produces very high quality welds by using a nonconsumable tungsten
electrode with an inert gas?

Answer: (/(?:GTAW|TIG|(?i)Gas tungsten arc welding|tungsten inert-gas)/)

Question 237

What welding process creates joints without any melting of the workpiece or filler material?

Answer: (/(?i)Solid[| |-]state(?: welding|)/)

Question 238

Heat generated during resistance welding is made by passing a large ammount of current
through the part for a short period of time.

1) True
2) False

Question 239

What helps promote a forging action when resistance welding, allowing lower temperatures to
be used?

Answer: (Pressure)

Question 240

What resistance welding process is the simplest and most widely used to provide a fast,
economical means of joining materials?

Answer: (Resistance spot welding)

Question 241

What is the number one reason why resistance welding processes are used?

Answer: (/(?i)(rapid)(?: process|)/)

Question 242

What is the number one reason why resistance welding processes are not used?

Answer: (/(?i)(high (startup|initial) cost)/)

Question 243

What welding process produces coalescence by high-frequency shear vibrations of low

amplitude to surfaces held together under light pressure?

Answer: (/(?:UW|(?i)Ultrasonic welding)/)

Question 244

What welding process permanently joins similar or dissimilar metals or ceramics with a filler
metal and heat above 450ºC (840ºF)?

Answer: (Brazing)

Question 245

What are the two most common types of joints used when brazing?

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(/(?i)Butt(?: joint|)/, /(?i)Lap(?: joint|)/)

Question 246

What are the two most commonly used brazing filler metals?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(Copper, Copper alloys)

Question 247

What is the most common source of heat used for brazing?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Gas[ |-]flame torch|oxyacetylene torch)/)

Question 248

What welding process is typically used to join thin metals with a filler metal and heat below
450ºC (840ºF)?
 Answer: (Soldering)

Question 249

What are the two classes of soldering fluxes?

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(Corrosive, /(?i)Non( )?corrosive/)

Question 250

What type of joining method uses a non-metallic material to fill the gap and create a joint
between two surfaces?

Answer: (Adhesive bonding)

Question 251

What are the three different failure modes of adhesive joints?

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(Adhesive failure, /(?i)Cohesive failure (within the|in the) adhesive/, /(?i)Cohesive failure
(within the|in the) substrate/)

Question 252

What are the top two major disadvantages of adhesive bonding? (if necessary copy and paste
the º symbol)

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(/(?i)(no universal adhesive)/, /(?i)(not stable above 180º( )?C)/)

Question 253

What type of fastener is commonly used with sheet metal products, formed into the sheet metal
so that it interferes or interlocks with other components in the assembly?

Answer: (Integral fasteners)

Question 254

What type of fasteners are separate pieces (bolts and nuts) whose primary function is to join the
primary components?

Answer: (Discrete fasteners)

Question 255

What type of fit is used to join components by heating or cooling one or both?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Shrink|expansion)/)

Question 256

What type of fit is used to join components by forcing the them together by some mechanical
means?

Answer: (/(?i)Press fit(s)?/)

Question 257

What is the only type of plastic that can be welded?

Answer: (/(?i)Thermoplastic/)

Question 258

How can thermosetting plastics be joined?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Mechanical fastener(s)?|adhesive(s)?|snap fit(s)?)/)

Question 259

What plastic welding process uses high-frequency mechanical vibrations to create a bond within
0.5 to 1.5 seconds?

Answer: (Ultrasonic welding)

Question 260

What plastic welding process rotates one component perpendicular to the other mating surface?

Answer: (/(?i)((?:Friction|spin) welding)/)

Question 261

What plastic welding process is probably the simplest welding process that uses an electrical
heated tool held against the plastic edges for about 10 seconds?

Answer: (/(?i)Hot(-| )plate welding/)

Question 262

What plastic welding process involves positioning metal inserts between the pieces to be joined,
and then heating them?

Answer: (Implant welding)

Question 263
 What plastic welding process uses a liquid applied to both surfaces to temporarily dissolve the
polymer at room temperature?

Answer: (Solvent welding)

Question 264

What activity examines the product while it is being manufactured to ensure it conforms to the
specifications?

Answer: (/(?i)Inspection/)

Question 265

What activity evaluates the products quality or performance; trying to ensure there are no
defects to impair performance?

Answer: (/(?i)Testing/)

Question 266

What type of inspection is done using gages to determine if the product is good or bad, resulting
in a yes/no, go/no-go decision?

Answer: (/(?i)Attribute(s)?/)

Question 267

What type of inspection is done using calibrated instruments to determine the actual dimensions
of the product for comparison with the size desired?

Answer: (/(?i)Variable(s)?/)

Question 268

What unit has the entire industrialized world adopted as the standard of linear measurement?

Answer: (/(?i)International meter/)

Question 269

The United States and Great Britain both use both feet and inches for linear measurement. What
is the official length of an 'inch' in centimetres?

Answer:

(2.54) (cm)

Question 270

What is the standard measuring temperature that has been adopted for precision measuring
work? (copy and pate the right units: ºC , ºF , ºK )

Answer: (/20( )?ºC|68( )?ºF|293.15( )?ºK/)

Question 271

What term refers to the ability to hit what is aimed at?

Answer: (/(?i)Accuracy/)

Question 272

What term refers to the repeatability of a process?

Answer: (/(?i)Precision/)

Question 273

What term is used to describe the intentional, desired difference between the dimensions of two
mating parts (the difference between the largest shaft and the smallest hole)?

Answer: (/(?i)Allowance/)

Question 274

What type of fit exists when the largest shaft is smaller than the smallest hole?

Answer: (/(?i)(Clearance(?: fit|))/)

Question 275

What type of fit exists when the hole is smaller than the shaft?

Answer: (/(?i)(Interference(?: fit|))/)

Question 276

What term is used to describe an undesirable but permissible deviation from a desired
dimension?

Answer: (/(?i)Tolerance/)

Question 277

What term is used to describe the desired theoretical dimension?

Answer: (/(?i)Nominal/)

Question 278

Which type of tolerance is specified with a deviation in one direction from the basic size
(10.000in +0.005 in -0.000in)?

Answer: (/(?i)(Unilateral(?: tolerance|))/)

Question 279

Which type of tolerance is specified as a plus or minus deviation from the nominal size (4.000in
±0.005 in.)?
 Answer: (/(?i)(Bilateral(?: tolerance|))/)

Question 280

Which type of tolerance specifies the maximum and minimum dimensions that the part can be
(1.998in - 2.002in)?

Answer: (/(?i)(Limit(?: dimensions|s of size|s))/)

Question 281

What are the three classes of fits that the ISO system of limits and fits uses?

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(/(?i)(Clearance(?: fit(s)?|))/, /(?i)(Transition(?: fit(s)?|))/, /(?i)(Interference(?: fit(s)?|))/)

Question 282

For Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, What condition indicates that a part is made with
the largest amount of material allowable?

Answer: (/(?:(MMC)|(?i)Maximum material condition)/)

Question 283

For Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, What symbol is stated with respect to a particular
datum or reference surface?

Answer: (/(?i)Feature control symbol|geometric tolerance(s)?/)

Question 284

For Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, What are the four form tolerances that describe
how an actual feature may vary from a geometrically ideal feature?

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(/(?i)Flatness/, /(?i)Straightness/, /(?i)Roundness|circularity/, /(?i)Cylindricity/)

Question 285

What does the following geometric symbol indicate?

 Answer: (/(?i)Parallelism/)

Question 286

What does the following geometric symbol indicate?

Answer: (/(?i)Perpendicularity/)

Question 287

What does the following geometric symbol indicate?

Answer: (/(?i)Straightness/)

Question 288

Referring to 'Gage Capability', How many times more precise must the measuring device be than
the tolerance to be measured?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:ten|10|10 times|rule of 10)/)

Question 289

What term relates to how well a device retains its calibration over a period of time?

Answer: (/(?i)(?:Stability|drift)/)

Question 290

What are the two types of linear measuring instruments?

Answer for blank # 1:

Answer for blank # 2:
(/(?i)(Direct(?:(-| )reading|(-| )reading instrument|))/, /(?i)(Indirect(?:(-| )reading|(-| )reading
instrument|))/)

Question 291

What type of linear measuring instrument is an outside caliper?

 Answer: (/(?i)(Indirect(?:(-| )reading|(-| )reading instrument|))/)

Question 292

What type of linear measuring instrument is a machinists rule?

Answer: (/(?i)(Direct(?:(-| )reading|(-| )reading instrument|))/)

Question 293

What is the correct reading of the micrometer shown? (inches or millimeters)

Answer:

(0.334) ((?i)inches|in)

Question 294

What is the correct reading of the micrometer shown? (inches or millimeters)

Answer:

(0) ((?i)inches|in)

Question 295

What is the correct reading of the vernier caliper shown? (inches or millimeters)
 Answer:

(1.436) ((?i)inches|in)

Question 296

What is the correct reading of the vernier caliper shown? (inches or millimeters)

Answer:

(41.68) ((?:millimeters|mm))

Done