RECF FUNDAMENTALS 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which metal is added to copper to make Bronze? - ✔✔Tin
✔✔Polymers are the primary building blocks for which of the following material? -
✔✔Plastics
✔✔What is not a chemical engineer project? - ✔✔Figure out how to communicate via
Bluetooth
✔✔Understanding space history and its technological advances is _________. - ✔✔the
reason behind developing increasingly smaller, cheaper, lighter, and faster technologies
in use today
✔✔What type of fracture is seen in the part depicted in the figure? - ✔✔Stress fracture
(NOT SURE) (GO TO TEST FOR IMAGE)
✔✔A model boat has a scale of 1 inch = 5 feet. If the length of the real boat is 45 feet,
how long will the model boat be? - ✔✔9 inches
✔✔When drawing in CAD/CAM, the _______ grid contains points that the cursor
automatically moves during sketching. - ✔✔snap
✔✔Safety color BLUE represents: - ✔✔Caution regarding equipment under repair or
shut down
✔✔When using the drill press, it is a best practice to _______. - ✔✔clamp the stock
down to the drill table
✔✔An engineering notebook must be - ✔✔bound such as a composition notebook so
pages cannot be added or removed
✔✔If an object is 10 feet above the ground and then it is raised to 20 feet, what is the
effect on the object's potential energy? - ✔✔increased by a factor of 2
✔✔A new efficient vehicle would be designed by - ✔✔a team of engineers from many
disciplines working together
✔✔Which of these materials is safe to touch? - ✔✔iron
✔✔Composite materials are made from two or more materials when mixed together
____-? - ✔✔make a new uniform material
, ✔✔Which of the following choices would be safest if you were observing someone
using power tools? - ✔✔Stand at least 3 ft. away from the operator and wear safety
glasses
✔✔A major hazard when working with power tools is that clothes and other personal
items can unintentionally get caught in the power tool. Which of the following would be
the most safe when working with power tools? - ✔✔short sleeved t-shirt
✔✔Typically, spur gears are used for which applications? - ✔✔all of the above
✔✔When using a bench belt sander, proper operation includes _____. - ✔✔keep the
wood moving to avoid heating or burning
✔✔ Which of the following species of wood are classified as softwood? - ✔✔spruce
✔✔Civil Engineers ______. - ✔✔Design bridges, roadways, and dams
✔✔The hardness of steel may be increased by all of the following except ________. -
✔✔stretching
✔✔If you received three full time job offers, one for $12 per hour, one for $1400 per
month, and one for $26,500 per year, which job should you take if salary was your only
consideration? Assuming you work 40 hours per week. - ✔✔$26500 per year
✔✔Mike rode his bike 600 miles and he carried a spare tire on the trip. To provide equal
wear on all 3 tires hechanged his tires while traveling. How many miles of wear did each
tire accumulate? - ✔✔400
✔✔A 3 view or shop drawing is the same thing as ________. - ✔✔an orthographic
projection
✔✔If the X position is 3.5, the Z position is -0.3, and the Y position is 2, the Cartesian
coordinates should be written as: - ✔✔(3.5, 2, -0.3)
✔✔If a position is shown relative to the origin, that point is described as what kind of
coordinate? - ✔✔Absolute
✔✔In manufacturing, what does the acronym QC represent? - ✔✔quality control
✔✔Which of the following won the X prize as the first private company to put a man into
space? - ✔✔Space Ship One
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which metal is added to copper to make Bronze? - ✔✔Tin
✔✔Polymers are the primary building blocks for which of the following material? -
✔✔Plastics
✔✔What is not a chemical engineer project? - ✔✔Figure out how to communicate via
Bluetooth
✔✔Understanding space history and its technological advances is _________. - ✔✔the
reason behind developing increasingly smaller, cheaper, lighter, and faster technologies
in use today
✔✔What type of fracture is seen in the part depicted in the figure? - ✔✔Stress fracture
(NOT SURE) (GO TO TEST FOR IMAGE)
✔✔A model boat has a scale of 1 inch = 5 feet. If the length of the real boat is 45 feet,
how long will the model boat be? - ✔✔9 inches
✔✔When drawing in CAD/CAM, the _______ grid contains points that the cursor
automatically moves during sketching. - ✔✔snap
✔✔Safety color BLUE represents: - ✔✔Caution regarding equipment under repair or
shut down
✔✔When using the drill press, it is a best practice to _______. - ✔✔clamp the stock
down to the drill table
✔✔An engineering notebook must be - ✔✔bound such as a composition notebook so
pages cannot be added or removed
✔✔If an object is 10 feet above the ground and then it is raised to 20 feet, what is the
effect on the object's potential energy? - ✔✔increased by a factor of 2
✔✔A new efficient vehicle would be designed by - ✔✔a team of engineers from many
disciplines working together
✔✔Which of these materials is safe to touch? - ✔✔iron
✔✔Composite materials are made from two or more materials when mixed together
____-? - ✔✔make a new uniform material
, ✔✔Which of the following choices would be safest if you were observing someone
using power tools? - ✔✔Stand at least 3 ft. away from the operator and wear safety
glasses
✔✔A major hazard when working with power tools is that clothes and other personal
items can unintentionally get caught in the power tool. Which of the following would be
the most safe when working with power tools? - ✔✔short sleeved t-shirt
✔✔Typically, spur gears are used for which applications? - ✔✔all of the above
✔✔When using a bench belt sander, proper operation includes _____. - ✔✔keep the
wood moving to avoid heating or burning
✔✔ Which of the following species of wood are classified as softwood? - ✔✔spruce
✔✔Civil Engineers ______. - ✔✔Design bridges, roadways, and dams
✔✔The hardness of steel may be increased by all of the following except ________. -
✔✔stretching
✔✔If you received three full time job offers, one for $12 per hour, one for $1400 per
month, and one for $26,500 per year, which job should you take if salary was your only
consideration? Assuming you work 40 hours per week. - ✔✔$26500 per year
✔✔Mike rode his bike 600 miles and he carried a spare tire on the trip. To provide equal
wear on all 3 tires hechanged his tires while traveling. How many miles of wear did each
tire accumulate? - ✔✔400
✔✔A 3 view or shop drawing is the same thing as ________. - ✔✔an orthographic
projection
✔✔If the X position is 3.5, the Z position is -0.3, and the Y position is 2, the Cartesian
coordinates should be written as: - ✔✔(3.5, 2, -0.3)
✔✔If a position is shown relative to the origin, that point is described as what kind of
coordinate? - ✔✔Absolute
✔✔In manufacturing, what does the acronym QC represent? - ✔✔quality control
✔✔Which of the following won the X prize as the first private company to put a man into
space? - ✔✔Space Ship One
