A&P - General Oral Exam (Jeppesen) Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version 2024 | Verified

A&P - General Oral Exam (Jeppesen) Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version 2024 | Verified Describe the result of adding a large positive number and a smaller negative number. - The result is a smaller positive number. How do you convert a fraction into a decimal? - Divide the numerator by the denominator. What is the key step that must be performed in order to add or subtract unlike fractions? - Find the lowest common denominator. How do you divide one fraction by another? - Invert the divisor and multiply. How can you convert a decimal into a percent? - Multiply by 100 and add the % sign. How do you convert a fraction into a percent? - Convert into a decimal and then multiply by 100 and adding the % sign. How do you change a decimal into the nearest equivalent fraction? - Multiply by the desired denominator to get the numerator. What are two different ways that a ratio may be expressed? - 1. As a fraction 2. By placing a colon (:) between the two numbers 3. Use the word "to" between the two numbers. What is a proportion? - A statement of equality between two or more ratios. What is meant by the root of the number? - A smaller number that when multiplied by itself two or more times results in the specified number. How do you find the square of a number? - Multiply the number by itself. What is the common method of making computations involving very large or very small numbers more manageable? - Convert into scientific notation using powers of 10. How is 100,000 expressed as a power of 10? - 10 to the 5th power. What formula is used to find the area of a rectangle and a triangle? - Rectangle = L x W Triangle = 1/2 (B x H) Define Pi. - Pi is a constant that defines the relationship between the circumference and the diameter of a circle. Approximately equal to 3.1416 Describe a trapezoid. - A trapezoid is a closed, four sided figure with two parallel sides. What is the formula for computing the area of a circle? - Pi (r x r). Pi R squared! Define matter. - Anything that occupies space and has mass. Matter may exist in what three states? - Solid, liquid, and gas. Define kinetic energy? - Energy of motion. Work is the product of what two factors? - Force and distance moved. What are the parts of a lever? - A rigid bar and a pivot point called the fulcrum. A wheelbarrow is a example of what class of lever? - A second-class lever. Are all three states of matter affected by thermal expansion and if so, which state is affected most? - All three states are affected, with gas being affected the most. What is a British Thermal Unit? - The amount of heat energy required to change the temp of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit. Name the three methods of heat transfer? - Conduction, convection and radiation. What term defines the temperature at which all molecular motion ceases? - Absolute zero. Can liquids be compressed? - No, liquids are generally considered incompressible. What are the customary units used to express hydraulic or pneumatic pressure in the U.S.? - Pounds per square inch Describe how pressure is transmitted when a force is applied to a confined liquid. - Pressure is transmitted equally in all directions. What formula expressed the relationship between force, pressure and area? - Force equals area times pressure. What is the approximate speed of sound at sea level on a standard day? - 661 knots or 340 meters per second. What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level on