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To ensure that an electrical circuit is completely de-energized for service, you can install a _______
a) disconnect switch
b) isolator switch
c) disconnector
d) a-c
e) a-b-c
2) When termite or ant reproductive swarmers break off their wings, they are named _______
True or False
The speed of sound waves depends on the number of vibrations, not on the medium used
4) A conductor differs from an insulator in that a conductor
a. has an excess of protons
b. has an excess of electrons
c. can become charged and an insulator cannot
d. has faster moving molecules
e. does not have any neutrons to get in the way of electron flow
f. none of the above
Who is the manufacturer? (see attached picture)
Extra credit courtesy of Larry Kage! . . . :cool:
Where on the court is the "kitchen"?
1) To ensure that an electrical circuit is completely de-energized for service, you can install a _______
a) disconnect switch
b) isolator switch
c) disconnector
d) a-c
e) a-b-c
e
[In electrical engineering, a disconnector, disconnect switch or isolator switch is used to ensure that an electrical circuit is completely de-energized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disconnector)
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2) When termite or ant reproductive swarmers break off their wings, they are named _______
dealates
[When alates land, they twist off their wings, find a mate and burrow into a suitable location in the wood such as a knothole or crevice and mate. Alates who have broken off their wings are called dealates](http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/termites/c_cavifrons.htm)
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3) True or False
The speed of sound waves depends on the number of vibrations, not on the medium used
FALSE
[The speed of sound waves depends on the medium used, not on the number of vibrations](https://sciencing.com/water-affect-sound-8510076.html)
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4) A conductor differs from an insulator in that a conductor
a. has an excess of protons
b. has an excess of electrons
c. can become charged and an insulator cannot
d. has faster moving molecules
e. does not have any neutrons to get in the way of electron flow
f. none of the above
F
A and B are characteristic of positive and negative objects. As for C, both insulators and conductors can be charged. As for D, this has nothing to do with the conductive properties of materials. As for E, neutrons are located in the nucleus and are "out of the way" of mobile electrons.
[Conductors and Insulators](http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/Lesson-1/Conductors-and-Insulators)
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5) Who is the manufacturer? (see attached picture)
pic is GE wtr htr label, manufactured by RHEEM
[https://www.supplyht.com/articles/84...-water-heaters](https://www.supplyht.com/articles/84401-rheem-to-make-g-e-water-heaters)
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Extra credit courtesy of Larry Kage! . . . :cool:
Where on the court is the "kitchen"?
In pickleball, the kitchen is a colloquial term for the non-volley zone. This is a section of the court that is 7 feet away from both sides of the net and extends to each sideline
[What is the kitchen?](https://pickleballkitchen.com/pickleball-rules-what-is-the-kitchen-rule/)
