FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING PRACTICE EXAM 1
Which of the following are not an intensive property
1.) Pressure, 2.) Velocity, 3.) Volume, 4.) Density, 5.) Kinetic Energy
A.) 1, 2 & 3
B.) 4 & 5
C.) 1, 2, & 4
D.) 3 & 5 - Answers -Choice D
Using the Gibbs Phase Rule, how many intensive properties are required to fix a
mixture of water and ammonia that is in a liquid state?
A.) 1
B.) 2
C.) 3
4.) 4 - Answers -Choice C
What is the oxidation state of Carbon in Carbonate (CO3^-2)?
A.) -2
B.) 4
C.) 1
D.) 2 - Answers -Choice B
A piston inside a cylinder undergoes an isentropic compression with the following
values.
p1 = 4.57 N/cm^2
p2 = 34.07 N/cm^2
V1 = 257 cm^3
If the specific heat ration (k) is 1.4, what is the compressed volume?
A.) 61.2 cm^3
B.) 30.5 cm^3
C.) 90.4 cm^3
D. 257 cm^3 - Answers -Choice A
What is the standard equation for calculating the future worth (F) when given the annual
rate of return (I) and the present rate (P)?
A.) F= P(1+i)^n-1
B.) F= P(1+i)^n
C.) F= P(1-i)^n
D.) F= P(1+n)^i - Answers -Choice B
, A tube that is 10 feet long and 2 feet in diameter is placed in an air stream. The flow of
the air is at a speed of 15 ft/s and is perpendicular to the long axis of the tube. If the
coefficient of drag is 1.2 and the density of air is 0.075 lbm/ft^3. What is the drag on the
cylinder?
A.) 1500 lbf
B.) 2000 lbf
C.) 3200 lbf
D.) 2200 lbf - Answers -Choice D
If a process is considered to be internally reversible and adiabatic, what can the change
in entropy be assumed to be?
A.) Entrophy become Infinite
B.) Entropy decreases
C.) Entropy decreases
D.) Entropy does not change - Answers -Choice D
What is the hydraulic diameter of a 20 inch diameter pipe that is half full?
A.) 10 inches
B.) 15 inches
C.) 20 inches
D.) 5 inches - Answers -Choice D
You are tasked with identifying where the stress concentrations may appear on a
support beam. Of the following locations which will not have a stress concentration?
1.) Near concentrated loads
2.) Close to discontinuities of the beam
3.) Where distributed loads occur
A.) 2 & 3
B.) 2
C.) 1 & 2
D.) 1 - Answers -Choice D
You will not find a stress concentration with a distributed load
What is happening to a substance when it is oxidized?
A.) The substance is gaining electrons
B.) The substance is losing electrons
C.) The substance is giving off heat
D.) The substance is absorbing heat - Answers -Choice B
Substance is losing electrons
Which of the following are not an intensive property
1.) Pressure, 2.) Velocity, 3.) Volume, 4.) Density, 5.) Kinetic Energy
A.) 1, 2 & 3
B.) 4 & 5
C.) 1, 2, & 4
D.) 3 & 5 - Answers -Choice D
Using the Gibbs Phase Rule, how many intensive properties are required to fix a
mixture of water and ammonia that is in a liquid state?
A.) 1
B.) 2
C.) 3
4.) 4 - Answers -Choice C
What is the oxidation state of Carbon in Carbonate (CO3^-2)?
A.) -2
B.) 4
C.) 1
D.) 2 - Answers -Choice B
A piston inside a cylinder undergoes an isentropic compression with the following
values.
p1 = 4.57 N/cm^2
p2 = 34.07 N/cm^2
V1 = 257 cm^3
If the specific heat ration (k) is 1.4, what is the compressed volume?
A.) 61.2 cm^3
B.) 30.5 cm^3
C.) 90.4 cm^3
D. 257 cm^3 - Answers -Choice A
What is the standard equation for calculating the future worth (F) when given the annual
rate of return (I) and the present rate (P)?
A.) F= P(1+i)^n-1
B.) F= P(1+i)^n
C.) F= P(1-i)^n
D.) F= P(1+n)^i - Answers -Choice B
, A tube that is 10 feet long and 2 feet in diameter is placed in an air stream. The flow of
the air is at a speed of 15 ft/s and is perpendicular to the long axis of the tube. If the
coefficient of drag is 1.2 and the density of air is 0.075 lbm/ft^3. What is the drag on the
cylinder?
A.) 1500 lbf
B.) 2000 lbf
C.) 3200 lbf
D.) 2200 lbf - Answers -Choice D
If a process is considered to be internally reversible and adiabatic, what can the change
in entropy be assumed to be?
A.) Entrophy become Infinite
B.) Entropy decreases
C.) Entropy decreases
D.) Entropy does not change - Answers -Choice D
What is the hydraulic diameter of a 20 inch diameter pipe that is half full?
A.) 10 inches
B.) 15 inches
C.) 20 inches
D.) 5 inches - Answers -Choice D
You are tasked with identifying where the stress concentrations may appear on a
support beam. Of the following locations which will not have a stress concentration?
1.) Near concentrated loads
2.) Close to discontinuities of the beam
3.) Where distributed loads occur
A.) 2 & 3
B.) 2
C.) 1 & 2
D.) 1 - Answers -Choice D
You will not find a stress concentration with a distributed load
What is happening to a substance when it is oxidized?
A.) The substance is gaining electrons
B.) The substance is losing electrons
C.) The substance is giving off heat
D.) The substance is absorbing heat - Answers -Choice B
Substance is losing electrons
