Tech Bowl

_ ask customers questions about products they use.

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

What is the unit of electrical resistance?

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

An aircraft without an engine?

What publication does TSA reference for Parliamentary Procedure?

What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction?

What was name of the first camera?

People who buy and use products

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

How many officers serve on an officer team?

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

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

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

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

A common use of _________ is to measure cylindrical objects.

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

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

An airplane has lift b/c

The way a surface looks or feels is its:

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

Which inventor created the first practical calculating machine in 1642?

Most training in industry is done

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

What is the lining of a door or window called?

Metal conducts electricity better as it becomes:

Wankel engines are also known as _ Engines

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

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

The power of eminent domain means that the government can:

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

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

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

Four types of TSA membership

The first natural magnets were known as:

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

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

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

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

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

Originally, many people thought of the car as a

The light sensitive layer on film is the:

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

The three major classifications of water transportation vehicles are:

What does CEO stand for

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

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

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

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

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

The profit made after expenses is _ profit

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

TSA officer that presides over meetings

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

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

Manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit?

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

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

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

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

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

What year was the first space shuttle launched?

What is a process used to harden ceramic materials?

MIPS (common speed measurement for computers) stands for

The ___________ of an object is how an object looks.

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

Which TSA officer is concerned primarily with membership?

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

The supports at the ends of bridges are called:

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

What is the refrigerant frequently used in electric cooling units?

Vector processing is measured in:

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

The resistive force between two surfaces.

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

What is the set of lines in drafting called?

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

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

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

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

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

Another name for bulk cargo is:

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

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

A wide-flange steel beam is:

Which instrument measure electrical current

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

Another name for a town house is:

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

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

A t-square is used to draw _ lines

What are two ways to form metals?

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

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

What is a combination of CAD and CAM systems?

The manufacture and distribution of goods by society is:

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

Which TSA officer acts as a doorkeeper for the organization?

The flow (rate) of electricity is measured in:

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

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

What is the measure of potential difference in electricity?

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

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

Which sawing tool is designed for metal cutting?

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

550 ft-lb / sec is equal to

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

Items that can be traced back to living things.

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

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

Through what nuclear process does an atom bomb work?

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

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

The process of making a latent image on film visible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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