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Chapter 6 Self Quiz



Part A Modified True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.  If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the sentence or statement true.
 

 1. 

The heart is a hydraulic system because it pumps blood through the arteries and veins.

 

 2. 

Pneumatic systems are used in machinery such as air conditioning systems in aircraft and ejection seats in fighter planes.

 

 3. 

When the air outside your body is at a higher pressure than the air in your lungs, the air rushes in.

 

Part B Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

 4. 

____________________ systems use liquids under pressure to move many things.
 

 

 5. 

During scuba diving, a person uses the buoyancy compensator vest to decrease his/her density and ____________________ his/her buoyancy.
 

 

 6. 

A sphygmomanometer measures ____________________.
 

 

 7. 

A jackhammer is a ____________________ drill.
 

 

Part C Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 8. 

If the force of gravity on a diver is 700 N, what should the buoyant force be if the diver wants to rise to the surface of the sea?
a.
0 N
c.
equal to 700 N
b.
less than 700 N
d.
greater than 700 N
 

 9. 

Any material carried on ships, submarines, hot-air balloons, or blimps that acts as weight and alters buoyancy is called a
a.
ballad
c.
ballot
b.
ballast
d.
blast
 

 10. 

________________ are organisms that have been introduced, intentionally or unintentionally, to an area where they are not normally found.
a.
Abnormal species
c.
Native species
b.
Exotic species
d.
Unnatural species
 

 11. 

Which of the following is not a hydraulic system?
a.
car braking system
c.
hypodermic syringe
b.
human heart
d.
lungs
 

 12. 

Which part of the human respiratory system acts like a compressor in a pneumatic system?
a.
valve
c.
lungs
b.
diaphragm
d.
oxygen
 

Part D Short Answer
Use sentences to answer the following questions.
 

 13. 

How do you make air lighter (less dense) so that it will cause a balloon to rise?
 

 14. 

Why is it important to develop a control for an exotic species that was introduced through dumped ballast water?
 

 15. 

How is a pump different from a valve?
 



 
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