A&P - General Oral Exam ( Jeppesen) Questions with Solutions
1. Describe the result of adding a large positive number and a smaller negative number.: The result is a
smaller positive number.
2. How do you convert a fraction into a decimal?: Divide the numerator by the denominator.
3. What is the key step that must be performed in order to add or subtract unlike fractions?: Find the lowest
common denominator.
4. How do you divide one fraction by another?: Invert the divisor and multiply.
5. How can you convert a decimal into a percent?: Multiply by 100 and add the % sign.
6. How do you convert a fraction into a percent?: Convert into a decimal and then multiply by 100 and adding the % sign.
7. How do you change a decimal into the nearest equivalent fraction?: Multiply by the desired denominator to
get the numerator.
8. What are two different ways that a ratio may be expressed?: 1. As a fraction
2. By placing a colon (:) between the two numbers
3. Use the word "to" between the two numbers.
9. What is a proportion?: A statement of equality between two or more ratios.
10. What is meant by the root of the number?: A smaller number that when multiplied by itself two or more times
results in the specified number.
11. How do you find the square of a number?: Multiply the number by itself.
,12. What is the common method of making computations involving very large or very small
numbers more manageable?: Convert into scientific notation using powers of 10.
13. How is 100,000 expressed as a power of 10?: 10 to the 5th power.
14. What formula is used to find the area of a rectangle and a triangle?: Rectangle
=LxW
Triangle = 1/2 (B x H)
15. Define Pi.: Pi is a constant that defines the relationship between the circumference and the diameter of a circle. Approximately equal
to 3.1416
16. Describe a trapezoid.: A trapezoid is a closed, four sided figure with two parallel sides.
17. What is the formula for computing the area of a circle?: Pi (r x r). Pi R squared!
18. Define matter.: Anything that occupies space and has mass.
19. Matter may exist in what three states?: Solid, liquid, and gas.
20. Define kinetic energy?: Energy of motion.
21. Work is the product of what two factors?: Force and distance moved.
22. What are the parts of a lever?: A rigid bar and a pivot point called the fulcrum.
23. A wheelbarrow is a example of what class of lever?: A second-class lever.
24. Are all three states of matter affected by thermal expansion and if so, which state is affected
most?: All three states are attected, with gas being attected the most.
25. What is a British Thermal Unit?: The amount of heat energy required to change the temp of 1 pound of water 1 degree
, Fahrenheit.
26. Name the three methods of heat transfer?: Conduction, convection and radiation.
27. What term defines the temperature at which all molecular motion ceases?: -
Absolute zero.
28. Can liquids be compressed?: No, liquids are generally considered incompressible.
29. What are the customary units used to express hydraulic or pneumatic pres- sure in the
U.S.?: Pounds per square inch
30. Describe how pressure is transmitted when a force is applied to a confined liquid.: Pressure
is transmitted equally in all directions.
31. What formula expressed the relationship between force, pressure and area?-
: Force equals area times pressure.
32. What is the approximate speed of sound at sea level on a standard day?: 661 knots or 340 meters
per second.
33. What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level on a standard day?: 29.92 inches of Mercury or
1013.2 millibars.
34. On a standard day at sea level, what is the value for temperature?: 59 deg. F or 15 deg. C
35. What are the factors that determine density altitude?: Temperature and atmospheric pressure.
36. What is the term to describe the ratio between the amount of moisture actually present
in the atmosphere as compared to the amount the air could hold if it were completely saturated?:
Relative humidity.
1. Describe the result of adding a large positive number and a smaller negative number.: The result is a
smaller positive number.
2. How do you convert a fraction into a decimal?: Divide the numerator by the denominator.
3. What is the key step that must be performed in order to add or subtract unlike fractions?: Find the lowest
common denominator.
4. How do you divide one fraction by another?: Invert the divisor and multiply.
5. How can you convert a decimal into a percent?: Multiply by 100 and add the % sign.
6. How do you convert a fraction into a percent?: Convert into a decimal and then multiply by 100 and adding the % sign.
7. How do you change a decimal into the nearest equivalent fraction?: Multiply by the desired denominator to
get the numerator.
8. What are two different ways that a ratio may be expressed?: 1. As a fraction
2. By placing a colon (:) between the two numbers
3. Use the word "to" between the two numbers.
9. What is a proportion?: A statement of equality between two or more ratios.
10. What is meant by the root of the number?: A smaller number that when multiplied by itself two or more times
results in the specified number.
11. How do you find the square of a number?: Multiply the number by itself.
,12. What is the common method of making computations involving very large or very small
numbers more manageable?: Convert into scientific notation using powers of 10.
13. How is 100,000 expressed as a power of 10?: 10 to the 5th power.
14. What formula is used to find the area of a rectangle and a triangle?: Rectangle
=LxW
Triangle = 1/2 (B x H)
15. Define Pi.: Pi is a constant that defines the relationship between the circumference and the diameter of a circle. Approximately equal
to 3.1416
16. Describe a trapezoid.: A trapezoid is a closed, four sided figure with two parallel sides.
17. What is the formula for computing the area of a circle?: Pi (r x r). Pi R squared!
18. Define matter.: Anything that occupies space and has mass.
19. Matter may exist in what three states?: Solid, liquid, and gas.
20. Define kinetic energy?: Energy of motion.
21. Work is the product of what two factors?: Force and distance moved.
22. What are the parts of a lever?: A rigid bar and a pivot point called the fulcrum.
23. A wheelbarrow is a example of what class of lever?: A second-class lever.
24. Are all three states of matter affected by thermal expansion and if so, which state is affected
most?: All three states are attected, with gas being attected the most.
25. What is a British Thermal Unit?: The amount of heat energy required to change the temp of 1 pound of water 1 degree
, Fahrenheit.
26. Name the three methods of heat transfer?: Conduction, convection and radiation.
27. What term defines the temperature at which all molecular motion ceases?: -
Absolute zero.
28. Can liquids be compressed?: No, liquids are generally considered incompressible.
29. What are the customary units used to express hydraulic or pneumatic pres- sure in the
U.S.?: Pounds per square inch
30. Describe how pressure is transmitted when a force is applied to a confined liquid.: Pressure
is transmitted equally in all directions.
31. What formula expressed the relationship between force, pressure and area?-
: Force equals area times pressure.
32. What is the approximate speed of sound at sea level on a standard day?: 661 knots or 340 meters
per second.
33. What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level on a standard day?: 29.92 inches of Mercury or
1013.2 millibars.
34. On a standard day at sea level, what is the value for temperature?: 59 deg. F or 15 deg. C
35. What are the factors that determine density altitude?: Temperature and atmospheric pressure.
36. What is the term to describe the ratio between the amount of moisture actually present
in the atmosphere as compared to the amount the air could hold if it were completely saturated?:
Relative humidity.
