Technology Bowl Q:1-82

Which TSA officer acts as a doorkeeper for the organization?

MIPS (common speed measurement for computers) stands for

A common use of _________ is to measure cylindrical objects.

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

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

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

Which instrument measure electrical current

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

How many officers serve on an officer team?

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

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

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

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

What is the refrigerant frequently used in electric cooling units?

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

Another name for a town house is:

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

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

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

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

What does CEO stand for

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ___________ of an object is how an object looks.

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

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

What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction?

Which sawing tool is designed for metal cutting?

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

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

An airplane has lift b/c

What is a combination of CAD and CAM systems?

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

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

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

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

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

Most training in industry is done

Which TSA officer is concerned primarily with membership?

What is the measure of potential difference in electricity?

A t-square is used to draw _ lines

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

The way a surface looks or feels is its:

Metal conducts electricity better as it becomes:

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

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

What is the unit of electrical resistance?

The flow (rate) of electricity is measured in:

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

What was name of the first camera?

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

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

What are two ways to form metals?

Manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit?

Vector processing is measured in:

The power of eminent domain means that the government can:

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

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

Originally, many people thought of the car as a

What is the set of lines in drafting called?

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

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

The supports at the ends of bridges are called:

What publication does TSA reference for Parliamentary Procedure?

Four types of TSA membership

Which inventor created the first practical calculating machine in 1642?

People who buy and use products

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

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

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

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

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

Another name for bulk cargo is:

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

Through what nuclear process does an atom bomb work?

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

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