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This force opposes the motion of an aircraft through the air, caused by friction and pressure differences.
Difficulty: Easy- Thrust
- Drag
- Lift
- Weight
In steel heat treatment, this very hard phase forms when austenite is cooled too rapidly for carbon atoms to diffuse out.
Difficulty: Medium- Pearlite
- Martensite
- Bainite
- Cementite
This dimensionless number in heat treatment represents the ratio of internal thermal resistance to surface thermal resistance during quenching.
Difficulty: Hard- Nusselt number
- Prandtl number
- Biot number
- Fourier number
When you push down on a diving board before jumping, the board experiences this type of internal force that causes it to curve.
Difficulty: Easy- Tension
- Bending
- Shear
- Torsion
This fundamental rocket equation relates change in velocity to exhaust velocity and the ratio of initial to final mass.
Difficulty: Medium- Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
- Euler's equation
- Breguet range equation
- Navier-Stokes equation
This electron microscopy technique in SEM determines crystal orientation by analyzing diffracted electron patterns from tilted samples.
Difficulty: Hard- EDS
- EBSD
- TEM
- STEM
This reddish-brown metal is an excellent conductor of electricity and is used in wiring throughout homes and buildings.
Difficulty: Easy- Aluminum
- Lead
- Copper
- Zinc
This material, made by mixingite with aggregite and water, forms the backbone of modern skyscrapers and bridges worldwide.
Difficulty: Medium- Concrete
- Steel
- Timber
- Masonry
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