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Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? October 2020KHudspeth2023-06-13T17:39:13-04:00

Are you smarter than an undergraduate

PDHengineer's monthly quiz for engineers

Will October’s 2020 pop quiz be a trick or a treat? Take it and find out!

Question 1: The galvanizing process involves applying a thin layer of ______ over a metallic surface, usually iron or steel, to provide corrosion protection.
- Phosphorous
- Magnesium
- Zinc
- Nickel

Question 2: What is considered an acceptable type of flow meter for measuring liquids having large suspended solids?
- Insertion turbine meter
- Orifice plate
- Paddlewheel
- Magmeter

Question 3: __________ power is currently the largest producer of renewable power in the U.S.
- Wind
- Solar
- Geothermal
- Hydroelectric

Question 4: Hazardous area classification is based on _____________.
- The properties of the flammable vapors, liquids, gases, or combustible dust or fiber that may be present in the area
- The chance that a flammable or combustible concentration would be present
- The type of electrical equipment that is located in the area
- Both A and B

Question 5: The droplet settling velocity of particles in a gravity separator is governed by Stokes's Law, which ___________.
- Is dependent on the viscosity of the particle
- Assumes that flow is turbulent
- Assumes that particles are spherical
- All of the above

Question 6: When discussing active and passive lateral earth pressure, two relatively simple classical theories that are widely used are Coulomb Earth Pressure and _________ Earth Pressure.
- Rankine
- Euler
- Davidson
- Smith-Weber

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