Duplicate of TSA Quiz Bowl

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

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

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

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

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

Barges are pushed by:

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

An equal mixture of the primary colors of light yields:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What form of carbon is used for lubrication?

What type of fonts does not have serifs?

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

What refracts light and focuses it to a point?

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

Barges are pushed by:

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

At sea level, 761.5 mph is said to be:

Who is responsible for running a compnay of business?

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

_________________ charges are at rest.

What does LCD stand for?

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

What is the basic principle behind rocket propulsion?

______________________ is a device for receiving and transmitting radio waves.

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

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

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

What is the only language a computer understands?

What are the three freedoms of movement for an aircraft?

A ream of paper is equal to _______ sheets.

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

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

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

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

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

What was the first company to broadcast television signals?

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

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

What is the height of a wave?

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

How many bits are in a byte?

Which of the following objects bends light?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The orbit of a plant is  ________ in shape?

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

Which of the following requires technical illustrations?

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

What is type of the same style and size called?

A jointer will machine a surface so that it is:

The process of adding impurities to a crystal is:

In 1948, the transistor was invented by:

DC and AC Stand for:

What is a charged atom called?

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

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

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

These are usually used to transport gases and liquids.

In a manufacturing environment, what does CNC stand for?

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

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

The orbit of planet is _________ in shape.

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

What type of process forms materials above their recrystalization point?

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

Tiff is a popular cross-platform ____________ file.

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

What is the unit of electrical power?

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

Forcing ink through an image stencil is ______ printing.

Electronic mail services are commonly called:

Tape, staples, and thumbtacks are:

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

Vegetable, mineral, and oil are types of:

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

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

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

The information carrying capacity of a communications channel is its:

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

What are teh number of principal views of an object?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gauges are important tools for:

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

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