CDX Chapter 4 Exam

air drill - ANSWER-A compressed air-powered drill air hammer - ANSWER-A tool pwered by compressed air with various hammer, cutting, punching, or chisel attachments. Also called an air chisel. air-impact wrench - ANSWER-An impact tool powered by compressed air designed to undo tight fasteners. air nozzle - ANSWER-A compressed-air device that emits a fine stream of compressed isr for drying or cleaning parts air ratchet - ANSWER-A ratchet tool for use with sockets powered by compressed air alkalis - ANSWER-Chemical compounds that have a pH value greater than 7. They are commonly used in toy batteries and bleaches. Allen Wrench - ANSWER-A type of hexagonal drive mechanism for fasteners angle grinder - ANSWER-A portable grinder for grinding or cutting metal aviation snips - ANSWER-A scissor-like tool for cutting sheet metal ball-peen(engineer's) hammer - ANSWER-A hammer that has a head that is rounded on one end and flat on the other; designed to work with metal items battery - ANSWER-A device that converts and stores electrical energy through chemical reactions. battery charger - ANSWER-A device that charges a battery, reversing the discharge process. bench grinder - ANSWER-A grinder that is ficed to a bench or pedstal. bench vice - ANSWER-A device that holds material in jaws while it is being worked on. biodiesel - ANSWER-A renewable fuel made by chemically combining natural oils from soybeans (or cottonseeds, canola, etc; animal fats; or even recycled cooking oil) with an alcohol such as methanol. blind rivet - ANSWER-A rivet that can be installed from its insertion side. bolt cutters - ANSWER-Strong cutters available in differt sizes, designed to cut through nonhardened bolts and other small-stock material.