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Pneumatic systems and control quiz - CCEA GCSE Technology and Design quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Pneumatic systems create movement and force using:

  2. Which component squeezes air into the receiver?

  3. A single-acting cylinder returns the piston using:

  4. A double-acting cylinder moves the piston:

  5. The equation for the force a cylinder produces is:

  6. A piston of area 0.002 m2 at a pressure of 500000 Pa produces a force of:

  7. Increasing the piston area of a cylinder will:

  8. A 3/2 directional control valve has:

  9. Which valve is normally used to control a double-acting cylinder?

  10. A 3/2 valve is normally used to control a:

  11. Which of these is a way of operating a control valve?

  12. A pilot-operated valve is operated by:

  13. The speed of a pneumatic cylinder is controlled with a:

  14. A solenoid-operated valve links pneumatics to: