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PICAT VERIFICATION TEST (LATEST |
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| GRADE
A Which element does not contain any neutrons?
Correct answer: Hydrogen.
In making permanent electronic connections, use?
Correct answer: soldering iron.
In order to make an electric current flow, it is necessary to have?
Correct answer: Copper conductors.
Which of the following cannot be used to store an electrical charge?
Correct answer: fuse.
A device that converts sound waves to electric current is a?
Correct answer: microphone (not Transformer as typically
suggested incorrectly).
Which of the following is the smallest in size and can amplify electrical signals?
Correct answer: relay.
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What kind of energy is converted to electrical energy by a car battery?
Correct answer: chemical.
The most commonly used fuel for running automobile engines is?
Correct answer: Gasoline.
Which of the following is not part of a car's drive train?
Correct answer: transmission (incorrect context, as transmission
is part of the drivetrain).
Which engine component stores oil for lubrication?
Correct answer: oil pan.
Pistons are usually made from what material?
Correct answer: Aluminum.
Brake shoes stop a car by exerting pressure on the?
Correct answer: brake drums (not tires).
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Taps and dies are tools to?
Correct answer: Cut threads for nuts and bolts.
What is placed around a chimney to prevent leaks?
Correct answer: flashing.
The technique for joining copper water pipes is called?
Correct answer: soldering.
Four weights are tied together and hung from the ceiling. What will be the tensions in the cord at the point labeled?
Correct answer: 60 pounds.
It is true that frictional forces?
Correct answer: Always oppose forces producing motion.
A definition of a vacuum is?
Correct answer: the absence of matter.
Which of the following reproduce by spawning?
Correct answer: fish.
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Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Correct answer: peanut oil.
An aquifer is?
Correct answer: River bottom made up of sedimentary rocks.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
Correct answer: Copper.
In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance must contain?
Correct answer: carbon atoms.
Any astronomical body that revolves around a large body is called?
Correct answer: satellite.
When a lobster grows a claw to replace one that was lost, this process is called?
Correct answer: regeneration.
How a smooth rock became smooth?