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1
An opening with a collection of wedged shaped pieces held together by pressure on one another
Arch
Doorway
Vomitorium
Penn
2
Tool with single steel cutting edge beveled and used to trim material from wood
Plane
Blade
Aviral
Carving Knife
3
The resistive force between two surfaces.
Pressure
Friction
Lube
Inertia
4
The flow (rate) of electricity is measured in:
Volts
Watts
Amperes
Ohms
5
A ____ system moves people or freight from a point origin to a point of destination.
Transportation
I Like Trains
Mobility
Carrier
6
Originally, many people thought of the car as a
Horse Carriage
Horseless Carriage
Airplanes
Auto
7
What is the set of lines in drafting called?
Guidelines
Pair
Alphabet
2 Point Drawing
8
Determined by # of turns of wire, current in coil, core material, and ratio of diameter:length
Strength of Electromagnet
Strength of Attraction
Potency of Attraction
Potency of Electromagnet
9
What is mixed with the gasoline fuel for two-cycle engines?
Lubricating Oil
Gasoline
Food
Water
10
In what year did this student organization change its name to TSA?
2001
1990
1985
1988
11
Who is the person that recommends a possible solution in a labor dispute?
Injunction
Mediator
Tu es tres stupide
Mediation
12
The first natural magnets were known as:
Ladestones
Rodstones
Radestones
Lodestones
13
Another name for bulk cargo is:
Mass Cargo
Light Cargo
Loose Cargo
Heavy Cargo
14
In house design, a(n) _ is a quiet room where a person goes to study, read, write, and relax.
Bathroom
Office
Den
Cove
15
Conduction, convection, and radiation are the three ways that _ can be transferred.
Coolness
Rock
Heat
Energy
16
_ supplement graphics, dimensions, and eliminate the necessity of repetitive dimensions.
Descriptions
Metadata
Notes
Write-Ups
17
A two terminal device which permits current to flow in only one direction?
Redstone Dust
Transistor
Diode
Repeater
18
What type of map shows geographic regions by means of contour lines and symbols?
Chloropleth
Physical Features
Topographic
Isogloss
19
The way a surface looks or feels is its:
Surface
Pattern
Texture
Feel
20
_ ask customers questions about products they use.
CollegeBoard
Consumer Surveys
Companies
Better Business Bureau
21
Artificial limb technology by the interaction of medical science and engineering:
Prosthetics
Autonomic
3D Printing
Artificial Limb
22
Wankel engines are also known as _ Engines
Mechanical
Daisy Chain
Rotation
Rotary
23
The ___ of a line is calculated by the difference in y divided by the difference in x
Slope
Deriviative
AP Calculus
Integral
24
Skylab (first US space station) still orbits the Earth today (t/f?)
False
True
25
What is the lining of a door or window called?
Aviral
Sill
Insulation
Seal
26
What are two ways to form metals?
Forging
Casting
Melting
Mining
27
What official TSA color represents the strength and determination of CTE to obtain their goal?
Navy
Floccinaucinihilipilification
Scarlet
White
28
Which federal organization describes its mission as "protecting the electromagnetic spectrum?"
NSA
FCC
FDA
FTC
29
What was name of the first camera?
Camera Obscura
Camera Redutura
Camera
The iPhone
30
The wheel in a two-gear train has 48 teeth and the pinion has 20 teeth. Ratio of gear train?
48:20
10:5
6:3
12:5
31
Which TSA officer acts as a doorkeeper for the organization?
Secretary
Sergeant at Arms
President
Treasurer
32
Another name for a transportation device is a(n):
Transport
Train
Vehicle
Device
33
What is the ability of a material to return to its original length known as?
Springiness
Malleability
Length
Elasticity
34
The supports at the ends of bridges are called:
Columns
Abutments
Recinderlocks
Butanglements
35
Studs in residential construction are typically placed 16" OR ______" apart
21"
20 cm
21 cm
20"
36
What is a linear element used to span a gap between two supports?
Tower
Support
Beam
Aviral's Foot
37
What publication does TSA reference for Parliamentary Procedure?
Debater's Guide
The NSDA Handbook
British Parliamentary Procedures and Limitations
Roberts Rules of Order
38
Who was the first person to hear a human voice transmitted by the telephone?
Thomas Watson
Alexander Bell
Elsa from Frozen
Thomas Edison
39
Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as
Phonemes
Ask Mr. Hook
Morphemes
Allophones
40
The process of making a latent image on film visible.
Developing
Producing
Rendering
Developer
41
When a river has a portion that bends too much for large water vessels to pass, a _ is made
Transportation Canal
Wall
Navigation Canal
River
42
_ costs include buildings, utilities, office supplies, taxes, and advertising.
Underway
Expenditure
Overhead
Total
43
What is a process used to harden ceramic materials?
Burning
Casting
Enlargement Pills
Firing
44
The three main sources of oil are tar sands, oil pockets, and oil _
Fracking
Nemphs
Shale
Fields
45
TSA officer that presides over meetings
Webmaster
Vice President
Sergeant at Arms
President
46
Which instrument measure electrical current
Annometer
Ammeter
Thermometer
Barometer
47
In house construction, which of the following is the normal spacing of studs in a house frame?
15" on center
16" on center
14" on left
17" on left
48
What is the weight of a force exerted on a structure by objects not part of that structure?
Heavy Load
Forctum
Dead Load
Dead Weight
49
What is a combination of CAD and CAM systems?
CAN
CVB
CNC
PVC
50
Four types of TSA membership
Active, Alumni, Honorary, Honorary Life
Professional, Student, Alumni, Honorary (Life)
Active, Passive, Teacher, Honorary (Life)
Active, Alumni, Professional, Honorary (Life)
51
People who buy and use products
Aviral
Producers
Consumers
Buyers
52
Reprinted artwork that is to be cut and pasted-up to complete a mechanical is:
Sketch
Illustration
Clippy
Clip art
53
Another name for a town house is:
Shotgun house
Saltbox
Squatter settlements
Row house
54
Around 2500 BC, the earliest form of paper was made from the papyrus plant by the:
Greek
Chinese
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
55
A hand tool used to cut curves in wood or plastic is:
Coping Saw
Surfacer
Crepping Saw
Copping Saw
56
Manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit?
Repeater
Lever
Switch
Fuse
57
A substance which speeds up the curing of a compound when added in quantity is a(n):
Enzyme
Catalyst
Coprocessor
Accelerator
58
In a maglev rail system, there is no physical contact between the train and the guideway (T/F)
True
False
59
Soldering, welding, and _ are the three ways to join metals together.
Gluing
Duct Taping
Brazing
Brasing
60
An airplane has lift b/c
The pressure behind the plane > pressure in front
The pressure above the wings > pressure below the wings
The speed is > than air resistance
The pressure below the wings > pressure above the wings
61
Drawing used to show location of heating, cooling, and AC units with ductwork and piping?
HVAC
PVB
UVAC
HEV
62
The rate of oscillation of a wave is referred to as its:
Amplitude
Wavelength
Period
Frequency
63
What is a rounded part on a object that makes a smooth transition from one surface to another?
Steak
Switch
Fillet
Wheel
64
A(n) __ is used to transfer a boat from one level of a waterway to another level.
Switch
Height
Lock
Canal
65
What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction?
Battery
Transistor
Mrs. Morrisey
Generator
66
A wide-flange steel beam is:
W Type
I Type
H Type
X Type
67
Process of controlling friction to reduce wear of surfaces in rubbing contact with each other?
Rubik's Cube Vaseline
Transisting
Frictionless
Lubricating
68
The brake system of a car is a(n) _ process.
Friction
Automatic
Pneumatic
Pressure
69
A fine material carried high in the air and deposited far from its place of origin is known as:
Loees
Loss
Loess
Erosion
70
The three major classifications of water transportation vehicles are:
Commercial
Private
Leisure
Governmental
71
Which sawing tool is designed for metal cutting?
Knife
Chainsaw
Hacksaw
Lugsaw
72
In telephone switching equipment, a PBX is a(n):
Private Branch Exchange
Public Branch Exchange
Private Bundle Exchange
Pubic Branch Exchange
73
Through what nuclear process does an atom bomb work?
'MURICA, F*** YEAH~!!!111one
Nuclear Fusion
Recombinants
Nuclear Fission
74
What does CEO stand for
Chef Exiting Office
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Executive Office
Chief Executive Officer
75
What is the unit of electrical resistance?
volt
amp
resistance
ohm
76
The ASA number for camera film is the film's:
Tolerance to ISO
Reaction to Exposure
Recommended Exposure
Sensitivity to Light
77
What is the refrigerant frequently used in electric cooling units?
Froen
Freon
Cryotheum
Frozen
78
What device measures the speed of the engine's rotating motion?
Ammeter
Barometer
Tachometer
Spedometer
79
Who is often credited as the "founder" of nanotechnology?
Steven Hawking
Steve Wozniak
Alan Turing
Richard Feynman
80
How many officers serve on an officer team?
7
5
6
4
81
TSA Officer that keeps records of all funds and meets financial obligations
Aryun Gupta
CFO
Treasurer
President
82
What TSA color represents "the sincerity of CTE in obtaining knowledge of technological world?"
White
Navy
Scarlet
Android M
83
Floating objects won't sink unless force exerted by itself is _ the force exerted by the liquid
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84
In 1979, where was the nuclear power plant near-accident in Pennsylvania?
Chernobyl
Fukishima
Delta
Three Mile Island
85
CD Player Problem when jarred suddenly, the optical pickup is thrown out of position
Ripping
Jumping
Skipping
Seeking
86
A _____ is a simple, rapidly drawn design of initial ideas.
Napkin Sketch
Thumbnail Sketch
Blueprint
Illustration
87
The power of eminent domain means that the government can:
Take a piece of property for public purposes
Participate in urban renewal
Ask Mrs. Pratt
Renovate rundown areas
88
Which inventor created the first practical calculating machine in 1642?
Abacus
Pascal
MacLaurin
Pythagorean
89
The main purpose of the ____________ system is to reduce friction.
Lubricating
Automatic
Friction-Reduction
Solving
90
550 ft-lb / sec is equal to
1 Horsepower
10 Watts
10 Calories
10 Volts
91
A rough solution used to help move cargo in a pipeline.
MOTION
RELAC
ACTIV
SLURRY
92
What's a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments at different air pressures?
Breathhold
I'm Sorry Dave
Hold
Airlock
93
The protective shield around the Earth that absorbs ultraviolet radiation is the:
Atmosphere
UV Layer
Ren Layer
Ozone Layer
94
A t-square is used to draw _ lines
Quadratic
Exponential
Horizontal
Lienar
95
A/an _____ drawing shows two or more different views drawn at right angles to one another
Rotational
Isometric
Multi view
3D
96
What year was the first space shuttle launched?
1982
1981
1980
1979
97
A measure of the amount of matter an object contains is the object's:
Fatness
Mass
Weight
Matter
98
MIPS (common speed measurement for computers) stands for
Megabytes Intentioned per Second
Megabytes of Instructions per Second
Millions of Instructions per Second
Megabits Informed per Second
99
The light sensitive layer on film is the:
Exposure
Emulsion
Prolusion
Process
100
Most training in industry is done
After hours
Online
On the job
At school
101
The manufacture and distribution of goods by society is:
Trade
Market
Barter
Purchase
102
What is the measure of potential difference in electricity?
Wattage
Trains
Voltage
Amperage
103
Metal conducts electricity better as it becomes:
More Pure
Warmer
Wider
Colder
104
pouring a fluid into a mold and allowing it to solidify and to take the shape of the mold.
Pouring
Casting
Shaping
Molding
105
A safety air cushion alternative to the seat belt for protection of passengers in a car?
Airbogs
Chinese Traffic Law
Airbags
Ratchet Lock
106
Items that can be traced back to living things.
Natural Materials
Organic Materials
GMOs
Abiotic Materials
107
An aircraft without an engine?
Paper Airplane
Airplane
Glider
Hanger
108
Vector processing is measured in:
Megaflops
Megahertz
Megabits
Megabytes
109
The wearing away of the land through wind, water, glaciers, and the pull of gravity
Sublimation
Erosion
Friction
Deposition
110
Toothed wheels used to transmit power between components of a machine.
Wheels
Gears
Chain
Pully
111
What is the typical alternating current voltage from a wall receptacle in the US and Canada?
100V
110V
240V
Integrate sin(x)
112
Which TSA officer is concerned primarily with membership?
Vice President
President
Secretary
Treasurer
113
In a drawing, all points about an object that can't be indicated on the drawing are given as
Details
Metadata
Specifications
Information
114
A power conditioning and supply system that affords protection against short-term power outages
Strip Protector
UPC
Power Strip
Surge Protector
115
Mining operation is done when coal is no deeper than 120 ft.
Strip Mining
Fracking
Foxconn
Deep Mining
116
1949 Cambridge team developed the first large-scale computer to store its own programs called?
MARK 2
MARK 1
RESGEN
ENIAC
117
A graphic means of describing a sequence of steps in a process is a(n):
SmartArt (TM) (R) (C) (Use this and we sue you)
Diagram
Flow Chart
Chart
118
The number of ____ of freedom for a robot is given by the number of directions of movement.
Degrees
Potential
Planes
Angles
119
A common use of _________ is to measure cylindrical objects.
Calipers
Calepiers
Protractors
Cliapers
120
The profit made after expenses is _ profit
Net
Total
Gross
Sub
121
The ___________ of an object is how an object looks.
Graphic Design
Aesthetics
Prettiness
Looks
122
A process used to find new ideas and develop them into successful products.
Rehash and Litigate
Development and Research
Research and Development
Determine and Invent