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circuit breaker mean? a. The breaker is inexpensive b. The breaker will have lots of nuisance trips c. The breaker will trip out regardless of conditions d. The breaker will only trip at 150% of its rated amperage b. 8 amps (E-11 Table XII Conductor Ampacity - Flexible Cords) - ANSWER maximum current carrying capacity for an flexible cord of 16 AWG with 2 current carrying conductors inside the engine spaces is a. 6 amps b. 8 amps c. 10 amps d. 20 amps c. only in one direction - ANS...

Every 18 inches. - ANSWER-How often (in inches) shall wire bundles be supported? Insulated Metallic Hanger Clamps - ANSWER-What type of clamps are to be used for supporting wire bundles when routed over engines and machinery? 40 lbs (E-11 Table XV) - ANSWER-What tensile force must a 10 Gauge crimp connector withstand for one minute? 36 inches - ANSWER-What is the max allowed unsupported cable length for battery cables? True - ANSWER-T or F: Running AC and DC conductors together is al...

Insulated Metallic Hanger Clamps - ANSWER -What type of clamps are to be used for supporting wire bundles when routed over engines and machinery? 40 lbs (E-11 Table XV) - ANSWER -What tensile force must a 10 Gauge crimp connector withstand for one minute? 36 inches - ANSWER -What is the max allowed unsupported cable length for battery cables? True - ANSWER -T or F: Running AC and DC conductors together is allowed so long as the AC conductors are sheathed. C. Unwanted open - ANSWER -T...

How often (in inches) shall wire bundles be supported? - ANSWER Every 18 inches. What type of clamps are to be used for supporting wire bundles when routed over engines and machinery? - ANSWER Insulated Metallic Hanger Clamps What tensile force must a 10 Gauge crimp connector withstand for one minute? - ANSWER 40 lbs (E-11 Table XV) What is the max allowed unsupported cable length for battery cables? - ANSWER 36 inches T or F: Running AC and DC conductors together is allowed so long ...

Insulated Metallic Hanger Clamps - ANSWER -What type of clamps are to be used for supporting wire bundles when routed over engines and machinery? 40 lbs (E-11 Table XV) - ANSWER -What tensile force must a 10 Gauge crimp connector withstand for one minute? 36 inches - ANSWER -What is the max allowed unsupported cable length for battery cables? True - ANSWER -T or F: Running AC and DC conductors together is allowed so long as the AC conductors are sheathed. C. Unwanted open - ANSWER -T...

Marine Science - ANSWER Process of discovering facts, processes, & unifying principles that explain nature of oceans & their associated life forms.; Involves physical, life & earth/space science How much of the oceans have humans seen? - ANSWER Very little of the ocean; about the size of a period on a page Who made the first recorded sea voyage? - ANSWER The Egyptians What did the Phoenicians do for marine science? - ANSWER Established first trade routes through mediterranean earliest ...

Ecosystem - ANSWER living organisms and the physical and chemical factors which influence them (abiotic and biotic components) Example: A rocky shore Habitat - ANSWER the place where organisms live Example: the area surrounding a hydrothermal vent Population - ANSWER consists of organisms of the same species, usually defined as living in the same area Example: a population of ghost crabs Community - ANSWER includes all the different species living in a habitat at the same time Spe...

from the west and blows toward east. Sea Level - ANSWER Average level of sea surface Gyre - ANSWER Single circular water flow in each ocean basin. Ekman Spiral - ANSWER Moving water transfers energy to layers underneath it, slightly to the right. Western Ocean Boundary Currents - ANSWER Along the Eastern edge of continent; narrow & fast. Eastern Ocean Boundary Currents - ANSWER Along the Western edge of continent, wide & shallow. Countercurrent - ANSWER Flows in direction oppos...

like living in an underwater forest of giant kelp - ANSWER Kelp forest Small trees that grow in coastal saline or brackish water found in subtropic and tropics. floods twice daily, inhabitants must have high water tolerance - ANSWER Mangrove forest formed in shallow, warm water. Not able to be lived in because of high pollution levels - ANSWER Coral reef all the world's oceans except for coastal waters and the sea floor, the sunlit top layer of the ocean beyond the continental shelves ...

can water molecules in the atlantic ocean reach the pacific ocean? - ANSWER yes the california current travels over the north atlantic current and around america then back to the california current are marine mammals affected by changes in sea surface temperature? - ANSWER if the water is too cold they migrate somewhere warmer. their migration patterns are affected what is the communications signal sent up to a satellite? - ANSWER uplink what would a map of the surface currents in the a...