TSA Quiz Bowl

______________________ is a device for receiving and transmitting radio waves.

The _____ is the  metal strip in a DC motor that picks up the current.

If an airplane is going three times the speed of sound, it is going:

On a disk, a multi-sector unit is a(n):

A(n) _____ engine does not require a spark plug to start engine?

What order can the federal government use to cause striking workers to return to work?

The information carrying capacity of a communications channel is its:

What was the first company to broadcast television signals?

How many bits are in a byte?

What is a charged atom called?

A fully dimensioned and graphic description of the layout for one level of a building is a(n):

An intrinsic condutor is also known as a(n)?

Barges are pushed by:

_________________ charges are at rest.

Beam, arch, and suspension are teh three types of.

The orbit of planet is _________ in shape.

A ream of paper is equal to _______ sheets.

In the 20th century, R. Buckminiter Fuller invtented the:

In 1948, the transistor was invented by:

What is the central voussoir at an arch's apex that locks the arch and makes it strong?

A longitudinal section of a house runs the ____________ of the building.

In 1779, the first iron bridge was made in what country?

An alternator generates ______ by rotating a loop of wire between poles of a permanent magnet.

These are usually used to transport gases and liquids.

What is the basic principle behind rocket propulsion?

A(n) __________ is a large cargo storage area on a ship.

DC and AC Stand for:

Which of the following f-stops has the largest aperture?

Whats name for two+ electrical coductors, individually insulated, found in a protective sheath.

The angle of the gblade of a propellor is called its:

What type of water vehicle has "wings" to produce lift to raise its hull out of the water?

What is the only language a computer understands?

This scientist is credited for boing the first to conceive the idea of a laser.

What type of fonts does not have serifs?

A(n) _____ is a type of porch that extends into space and often is unsupported from the ground.

The orbit of a plant is  ________ in shape?

Who is responsible for running a compnay of business?

What form of carbon is used for lubrication?

The first structure with steel frame was built in Chicago in 1885. What is that structure?

What is using a computer to control machines making an object known as?

Tape, staples, and thumbtacks are:

At sea level, 761.5 mph is said to be:

_____________ is sound waves traveling through a liquid to detect objects.

'Big Blue' is a nickname for what computer company?

What scientist developed the first long range missle, the V2?

What is the height of a wave?

What does LCD stand for?

What refracts light and focuses it to a point?

A simplified picture used to represent an object in a drawing is a(n):

Which of the following is a 2 terminal device which permits current to flow only one direction?

Who were the first two people to consruct a telephone exchange?

Tiff is a popular cross-platform ____________ file.

What is a common way to prevent a beam bridge from bending?

Vegetable, mineral, and oil are types of:

What is type of the same style and size called?

A jointer will machine a surface so that it is:

Which of the following is the most powerful internal combustion engine?

What are hard substances used for rubbing off material from softer workpieces called?

What high-level programming language was developed for the US Department of Defense?

The central point of a network that ses a star topology is a(n):

An equal mixture of the primary colors of light yields:

What type of process requires the metal to be heated until it becomes malleable?

AppleTalk, NetBIOS, IPX/SPX, and TCP/IP are examples of:

A(n) ______ section shows the construction to be used for the wall of a house.

___ is the joining of 2 pieces of metal by melting a third metal into the gap bewteen 1 and 2

A(n) ____ monitor can access 4 bit video when it operates at a resolutoin of 640x480 or less.

The process of adding impurities to a crystal is:

What are the two principle ways of cooling an internal combustion engine?

A steam engine turbine is an example of a(n):

A way of determining the relative spatial location of points on/near the surface of the earth.

P-type semiconductors have an abundance of _________ charge carriers.

What are the particles of black powder in a photocopying machine?

Barges are pushed by:

___is the technology of electronics used in aircraft communications,navigation,and flight mngmt

Which of the following scientists discovered that lightning is a form of electricity?

What is the unit of measurement by which electric bills are calculated?

What is a system of two or more devices linked together for the purpose of sharing information?

What type of process forms materials above their recrystalization point?

What is the unit of electrical power?

Which of the following is considerd the hardest part to design on a portable computer?

What company developed the first US communications satellite, Telesar I?

Forcing ink through an image stencil is ______ printing.

When in space, the ________ of an object remains the same.

What are the three freedoms of movement for an aircraft?

dWhich of the folloiwn gwas one of the Co-creators of Dos, the OS for IBM and PC compatibles.

Which of the following objects bends light?

Electronic mail services are commonly called:

An alternator generates ____by rotating a loop of wire between the poles of a permanent magnet.

A corporation's name and how it will be financed is found in the:

A(n) _____ is an incoming frequency received by a satellite.

If the diameter of a circle is 5.125", what is its radius?

In the following thread specifications, what is the nominal diameter? .75-10UNC-3A-LH

In a manufacturing environment, what does CNC stand for?

Gauges are important tools for:

Which of the following requires technical illustrations?

What type of view shows the interior features of an object as object lines?

What are teh number of principal views of an object?

A simplified picture used to represent an object is a drawing is a(n)?

What is generally used to describe an object/assembly, how it goes together, and how it is used

____________ is an array of bits, each corresponding to one dot on the page.