Technology Bowl

Who is often credited as the "founder" of nanotechnology?

The three main sources of oil are tar sands, oil pockets, and oil _

TSA officer that presides over meetings

The wearing away of the land through wind, water, glaciers, and the pull of gravity

Mining operation is done when coal is no deeper than 120 ft.

Vector processing is measured in:

What is the ability of a material to return to its original length known as?

What is the measure of potential difference in electricity?

Another name for a town house is:

A measure of the amount of matter an object contains is the object's:

How many officers serve on an officer team?

The rate of oscillation of a wave is referred to as its:

Most training in industry is done

Reprinted artwork that is to be cut and pasted-up to complete a mechanical is:

Which sawing tool is designed for metal cutting?

What is mixed with the gasoline fuel for two-cycle engines?

What year was the first space shuttle launched?

Another name for a transportation device is a(n):

What is a linear element used to span a gap between two supports?

When a river has a portion that bends too much for large water vessels to pass, a _ is made

pouring a fluid into a mold and allowing it to solidify and to take the shape of the mold.

An opening with a collection of wedged shaped pieces held together by pressure on one another

A common use of _________ is to measure cylindrical objects.

In what year did this student organization change its name to TSA?

A substance which speeds up the curing of a compound when added in quantity is a(n):

The flow (rate) of electricity is measured in:

What is the typical alternating current voltage from a wall receptacle in the US and Canada?

What is a combination of CAD and CAM systems?

The process of making a latent image on film visible.

The resistive force between two surfaces.

A wide-flange steel beam is:

The profit made after expenses is _ profit

The power of eminent domain means that the government can:

Which instrument measure electrical current

What official TSA color represents the strength and determination of CTE to obtain their goal?

A power conditioning and supply system that affords protection against short-term power outages

CD Player Problem when jarred suddenly, the optical pickup is thrown out of position

An aircraft without an engine?

The first natural magnets were known as:

A ____ system moves people or freight from a point origin to a point of destination.

The ASA number for camera film is the film's:

In 1979, where was the nuclear power plant near-accident in Pennsylvania?

The brake system of a car is a(n) _ process.

Soldering, welding, and _ are the three ways to join metals together.

Process of controlling friction to reduce wear of surfaces in rubbing contact with each other?

550 ft-lb / sec is equal to

TSA Officer that keeps records of all funds and meets financial obligations

People who buy and use products

What is the set of lines in drafting called?

The supports at the ends of bridges are called:

Items that can be traced back to living things.

Drawing used to show location of heating, cooling, and AC units with ductwork and piping?

The ___________ of an object is how an object looks.

An airplane has lift b/c

The main purpose of the ____________ system is to reduce friction.

Around 2500 BC, the earliest form of paper was made from the papyrus plant by the:

_ costs include buildings, utilities, office supplies, taxes, and advertising.

The protective shield around the Earth that absorbs ultraviolet radiation is the:

Metal conducts electricity better as it becomes:

Which federal organization describes its mission as "protecting the electromagnetic spectrum?"

Determined by # of turns of wire, current in coil, core material, and ratio of diameter:length

_ ask customers questions about products they use.

In telephone switching equipment, a PBX is a(n):

Through what nuclear process does an atom bomb work?

Studs in residential construction are typically placed 16" OR ______" apart

What are two ways to form metals?

Who was the first person to hear a human voice transmitted by the telephone?

Who is the person that recommends a possible solution in a labor dispute?

A graphic means of describing a sequence of steps in a process is a(n):

What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction?

What is the lining of a door or window called?

A t-square is used to draw _ lines

What is a rounded part on a object that makes a smooth transition from one surface to another?

What publication does TSA reference for Parliamentary Procedure?

Toothed wheels used to transmit power between components of a machine.

What device measures the speed of the engine's rotating motion?

What's a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments at different air pressures?

Which TSA officer is concerned primarily with membership?

Which TSA officer acts as a doorkeeper for the organization?

Manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit?

A safety air cushion alternative to the seat belt for protection of passengers in a car?

Tool with single steel cutting edge beveled and used to trim material from wood

The way a surface looks or feels is its:

A rough solution used to help move cargo in a pipeline.

The manufacture and distribution of goods by society is:

The wheel in a two-gear train has 48 teeth and the pinion has 20 teeth. Ratio of gear train?

Originally, many people thought of the car as a

Floating objects won't sink unless force exerted by itself is _ the force exerted by the liquid

In house design, a(n) _ is a quiet room where a person goes to study, read, write, and relax.

The light sensitive layer on film is the:

A process used to find new ideas and develop them into successful products.

A(n) __ is used to transfer a boat from one level of a waterway to another level.

A hand tool used to cut curves in wood or plastic is:

In a drawing, all points about an object that can't be indicated on the drawing are given as

What is a process used to harden ceramic materials?

Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as

Another name for bulk cargo is:

What is the weight of a force exerted on a structure by objects not part of that structure?

_ supplement graphics, dimensions, and eliminate the necessity of repetitive dimensions.

A _____ is a simple, rapidly drawn design of initial ideas.

The three major classifications of water transportation vehicles are:

Skylab (first US space station) still orbits the Earth today (t/f?)

Four types of TSA membership

Conduction, convection, and radiation are the three ways that _ can be transferred.

In a maglev rail system, there is no physical contact between the train and the guideway (T/F)

In house construction, which of the following is the normal spacing of studs in a house frame?

What is the refrigerant frequently used in electric cooling units?

What TSA color represents "the sincerity of CTE in obtaining knowledge of technological world?"

Which inventor created the first practical calculating machine in 1642?

A fine material carried high in the air and deposited far from its place of origin is known as:

1949 Cambridge team developed the first large-scale computer to store its own programs called?

What is the unit of electrical resistance?

Wankel engines are also known as _ Engines

The number of ____ of freedom for a robot is given by the number of directions of movement.

The ___ of a line is calculated by the difference in y divided by the difference in x

Artificial limb technology by the interaction of medical science and engineering:

A two terminal device which permits current to flow in only one direction?

What type of map shows geographic regions by means of contour lines and symbols?

What was name of the first camera?

What does CEO stand for

A/an _____ drawing shows two or more different views drawn at right angles to one another

MIPS (common speed measurement for computers) stands for