Book study guide

Specific gravity equals

weight of substance in the air / loss of weight of substance in water

Best conductors of heat

1. Silver

2. Copper

3. Gold

4. Aluminum

When a candle burns the most prevalent products are

carbon dioxide and water

The relative humidity of the air when dew forms is

100%

A substance that is readily absorbed through the walls of the stomach

alcohol

Sulfur id mined chiefly for the production of

sulfuric acid

Aeration of water will produce

a loss of methane

Correct formula for dry ice

CO₂

How many quarts in a gallon

4 quarts

How many pints in a quart

2 pints

Percent Increase / Decrease Formula

(New - Original) / Original

Subsume

include

Consensus

Accord

Laconic

concise

Conciliatory

pacific - peace

Diaphanous

transparent

Unamimity

concurrence

Pert

saucy - bold or impudent

Decimation

kill

Indignant

angry

Cliche

platitude

Indolent

lazy

Incidental

casual

Impertuability

serenity - calmness

Strident

harsh - irritating or unpleasent

Volume of a cylinder

V = pi X r² X h

Inductance

opposes change in current

Capacitance

opposed change in voltage

The period of a sine wave is determined by

the time it takes to complete 1 hertz

The effective value of an AC signal of 141 volts peak value

100 volt

The frequency response of the human ear is in the range of

16 to 16000 hZ

Sound travels fastest

in the densest materials

The oxidation of gasoline produces

moisture

In a vacuum, radio waves and visible light waves must have the same

speed

Opulence

Luxury

Languid

weak

Anomie

vacuum

Tenuous

ethereal

Panoply

display

Umbrage

resentment

Raucous

harsh

Miasma

pollution

Paragon

model

Urbanity

refinement

Banal

commonplace

Imprudent

reckless

Dissension

friction

Autonoumous

self-governing

Destitution

extreme poverty

malign

slander

Impotent

lacking strength