TSA Tech Bowl - The Complete Series (2017)
According to Webster's dictionary, this is defined as an idea, invention, or process that derives from the work of the mind.
Intellectual property
IBM is a well-known computer and information technology company. What does IBM stand for?
International Business Machines
Name of a new technology that is developed to solve a problem?
Invention
Charged Atom
Ion
What is a charged atom called?
Ion
A fine material carried high in the air and deposited far from its place of origin is known as:
Loess
Another name for bulk cargo is:
Loose cargo
The mission of this organization is to serve as ambassadors for TSA and technology education by creating an environment where people and communities can develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success.
National TSA Alumni Association
Steven Stokes
National TSA President
When a river has a portion that bends too much for large water vessels to pass, a ___ is constructed
Navigation canal
What official TSA color represents "the sincerity of the technology education students and teachers in obtaining a greater knowledge of our technological world?"
Navy
The profit that a company makes after expenses is _________ profit.
Net
The total profit made by a business is its:
Net profit
Most common element on earth
Nitrogen
What is a known shield against magnetism?
None are known
__________ are used to supplement graphic information, dimensions, and to eliminate the necessity of repetitive dimensions.
Notes
Through what nuclear process does an atom bomb work?
Nuclear fission
According to TVGuide.com, this show was the most-watched show of the 2012-13 TV season?
NCIS
What agency creates and enforces safety and performance standards for vehicles and related equipment?
NHTSA -National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Claudia Jiang
NJ's TSA President
A type of nuclear reaction, which naturally occurs on the Sun is called _____.
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear process through which an atom bomb works
Beginning at the 2014 national TSA conference in Washington, D.C., every TSA member will be required to wear this clothing item as part of competition attire.
Official TSA blue shirt
What is the method of printing that involves the use of a negative, photographic coating, and light to expose the image?
Offset lithography
What is the unit of electrical resistance?
Ohm
What is a popular way to find an unknown resistance in a circuit?
Ohm Meter
What is a popular equation to solve for current, voltage, and resistance?
Ohm's Law
In logic circuits, if one input is on and the other input is off, what is the result of an OR gate?
On
In logic gates, if one input is on and the other is off, what is the result of a NAND gate?
On
A(n) ___________ system moves people or freight from a point origin to a point of destination.
Transportation
What are hard substances used for rubbing off material from softer workpieces called?
abrasives
The supports at the ends of bridges are called:
abutments
What are those items that a company provides for beyond the basic salary or wage?
fringe benefits
What is the pivot point on a lever called?
fulcrum
Joining two parts by melting them together is : (ex) welding
fusion bonding
To ___________ is to coat a metal surface with zinc as a protective layer from corrosion.
galvanize
__________ are used in quality control to insure that the product meets specified tolerances.
gauges
Symbol of the TSA president
gavel
The natural heat from the Earth's surface is _____ energy.
geothermal
Which TSA officer is charged with keeping accurate records of all funds and seeing that all financial obligations are met promptly?
Treasurer
Ceramics technology uses a potter's wheel, which is what type of machine?
Turning
Identify three of the top five countries that planted biotech crops in 2012:
U.S., Brazil, Argentina, Canada, and India
What three countries have launched humans into space?
U.S., Russia, China
Ford, GM, Chrysler
Who are the "Big Three" United States car companies?
Joseph Jaquard
Who invented the first machine that used punched cards to control the machine?
William Kamkwamba utilized what energy source that brought electricity and running water to his neighborhood?
Wind
A(n) ______________ is a complaint by a worker about a manager's violation of a union contract.
grievance
With carbon being less than 2% of the total product, a combination of carbon and iron would produce :
steel
When workers refuse to work, they are on :
strike
Name for the parallel, evenly spaced boards used in framing a building
stud
What is a rod threaded on both ends and is to be screwed into a part with mating internal\nthreads?
stud
Vegetable, mineral, and oil are types of :
tanning
The first patent filed in the United States was for this device invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
telephone
When measuring the width of a 2x4 for wall framing, what is the actual dimension?
3 1/2
What is the process for making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many successive thin layers of a material?
3D Printing
The world is home to over seven billion people, one-third of whom use the Internet. What percentage of the world's Internet users are under 25?
45%
How many officers serve on an officer team?
6
Which of the following is the most important group of unions in the United States today?
AFL-CIO
Developing and building cabinets to fit existing conditions of a business is an example of what type of manufacturing?
Custom
Deoxyribonucleic acid is also known as _____.
DNA
Developed in 2000, this robotic medical assistant helps surgeons perform surgeries with more accuracy and the elimination of shaking hands.
Da Vinci
The 2015 national TSA conference will be held in _____.
Dallas TX
What is the weight of a force exerted on a structure by objects not part of that structure?
Dead load
What is a rounded part on an object that makes smooth transition from one surface to another?
Fillet
If a general contractor accepts a stipulated-sum contract with an owner, he has agreed to what type of constraint?
Financial
The Apple iPhone 5s utilizes what new security feature on its home button?
Fingerprint recognition
What is a process used to harden ceramic materials?
Firing
A graphic means of describing a sequence of steps in a process is a(n):
Flow Chart
Who are the "Big Three" United States car companies?
Ford, GM, Chrysler
Sawmills depend on this special type of agriculture for their products.
Forestry
What is the refrigerant frequently used in electric cooling units?
Freon
The rate of oscillation of a wave is referred to as its:
Frequency
Bearings and bushings are used to decrease what between two parts?
Friction
Cause of static electricity
Friction
What causes static electricity?
Friction
__________ is the resistive force between two surfaces.
Friction
Geocaching uses what device to send and receive signals with satellites?
GPS-Global Positioning System
President symbol
Gavel
Where will the 2015 national TSA conference be held?
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Grapevine TX [or Dallas, TX]
Toothed wheels used to transmit power between components of a machine.
Gears
Two desirable parts of DNA can be combined by _____.
Gene splicing
Paul Berg was the first person to use this technique to develop the first recombinant DNA molecules in 1972.
Gene-splicing
The first commercial fluorescent lamp was introduced by which company?
General Electric
Conduction, convection, and radiation are the three ways that ___________ can be transferred.
Heat
Chief Executive Officer
In business jargon, what does CEO stand for?
Den
In house design, a(n) is a quiet room where a person goes to study, read, write, and relax.
What electrical component is responsible for the miniaturization of electronic equipment?
Integrated Circuits
What electrical component us responsible for the miniaturization of electronic equipment?
Integrated Circuits
The first natural magnets were known as:
Lodestones
Who was the first person to invest in Google?
Andy Bechtolsheim
What is the name for a small specialized program that is typically downloaded onto mobile devices?
App
In 2012, what company bought 100 acres in Maiden, NC for photovoltaic renewable energy?
Apple
The Nano, Shuffle, Classic and Touch are variations of what product?
Apple iPod
What percentage of water does the body contain?
Approximately 70%
What is an opening spawned by the collection of wedged shaped pieces held together by pressure on one another?
Arch
Jane Poynter and seven other people lived in a 3-acre terrarium for two years to see if selfsustaining colonies could be possible in outer space. This terrarium is an example of what kind of ecosystem?
Artificial
IKEA is known for exploded view, step-by-step instructions of products. What kind of a drawing does this involve?
Assembly
a.v.i. stands for?
Audio Video Interleave
Stopping a line automatically when a defective part is detected is referred to as _____.
Autonomation
Wood that has a low density, is soft, and is easily shaped
Balsa wood
What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction
Battery
Reporter symbol
Beacon Tower
What is a linear element used to span a gap between two supports?
Beam
Friction
Bearings and bushings are used to decrease what between two parts?
Storage of electrical charge What is the property of a circuit that opposes a change in voltage?
Capacitance
What is the property of a circuit that opposes a change in voltage?
Capacitance
What is the storage of electrical charge?
Capacitance
Charge in motion
Current
What is a charge in motion referred to as?
Current
What type of semiconductor has an abundance of electrons as carriers?
N - Type
Base, emitter, and collector are three connections in what structure?
Transistor
Main part of an electric amplifier?
Transistor
What is replaced by a vacuum tube in electrical and electronic devices?
Transistor
What is the main part of an electric amplifier?
Transistor
Gravure
What type of printing is done from a sunken surface?
1981
What year was the first space shuttle launched?
Studs in residential construction are typically placed 16" OR ______" apart
20"
What is equal to 6.24 x 10e18 electrons
1 Coulomb
What is equal to 6.24 x 10e18 electrons?
1 Coulomb
550 ft-lb/sec is equal to:
1 Horsepower
In what year did the Apple iPhone first become available - 2005, 2006 or 2007?
2007
What is the typical alternating current voltage from a wall receptacle in the USA?
110v
The wheel in a two-gear train has 48 teeth and the pinion has 20 teeth. What is the ratio of the gear train?
12:5
In house construction, which of the following is the normal spacing of studs in a house frame?
16" on center
What percentage of the United States workforce is employed in agriculture?
17%
In what year did TSA become a non-profit corporation?
1978
What year was the first space shuttle launched?
1981
In what year did this student organization change its name to TSA?
1988
Chisel
A tool that has a single steel cutting edge beveled on one or both sides and is used to trim small pieces of material from wood is a(n)?
What is a polishing tool made from materials like garnet, aluminum oxide, and silicon carbide?
Abrasive, sandpaper
A substance which speeds up the curing of a compound when added in quantity is a(n):
Accelerator
What is an electronic component capable of charge from response in an external signal?
Active Device
What are the four types of TSA membership?
Active, Alumni, Professional, Honorary/Honorary Life
The ___________ of an object is how an object looks.
Aesthetics
What are vehicles which when in motion are supported by a layer of air between the vehicle and the surface?
Air cushion vehicle
What is the term that describes the area between insulation facing and the interior of exterior wall coverings? Normally, the area is a 1" gap.
Air space
What is another name for a safety air cushion developed as an alternative to the seat belt for protection of passengers in a car?
Airbag
____ is a body shaped to produce lift as it travels through air.
Airfoil
______________ is a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments containing air at different pressures.
Airlock
Italian scientist that developed the battery
Alessandro Volta
Which Italian scientist developed the battery?
Alessandro Volta
This German aerospace engineer developed the design for delta wing aircraft.
Alexander Lippisch
combination of two or more kinds of metals
Alloys
What is the set of lines in drafting called?
Alphabet of Lines
What type of current can be stepped-down through transformers to be at a safe level for residential housing?
Alternating, AC
Originally a printed book seller company, now this company sells more e-books than printed books.
Amazon
During the school year, TSA chapters around the country raise money to help fund the vital research, education, advocacy, and patient services for what organization?
American Cancer Society
Which instrument measures electrical current?
Ammeter
What are battery ratings generally measured in?
Ampere - Hours
The flow (rate) of electricity is measured in
Amperes
Who invented the transistor in 1948?
Bell Laboratories
Which scientist discovered that lighting is a form of electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
Which scientists discovered that lighting is a form of electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
What removes the impurities from molten pig iron by forcing a blast of hot air through the pig iron?
Bessemer Converter
What does BOM stand for?
Bills of Materials
Code represented by a series of 0's and 1's
Binary Code
Creating replacements for human body parts is called _____.
Bionics
What type of air transportation is usually seen providing aerial views of popular sports games, such as football, golf, and baseball?
Blimp
This color in the TSA logo represents the sincerity of technology education students and teachers in obtaining greater knowledge of our technological world.
Blue [navy]
Who is the 2014-2015 TSA, Inc. Board of Directors president?
Bob Behnke
This is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train that moves under a car that drives under an airplane.
Boston University Bridge
Soldering, welding, and ___________ are the three ways to join metals together.
Brazing
The beginning of agriculture started around 3500 BC, when humans learned about planting and harvesting. This marked the period of the _____ Age.
Bronze
What is the period when the use of stone tools changed to the use of the first metal tools?
Bronze Age
What is using a computer to control machines making an object known as?
CAM
Used in movies, video games, and commercials, this is the application of static or dynamic graphics to contribute to images or scenes.
CGI-Computer Generated Imagery
What is a combination of CAD and CAM systems?
CNC
2 or more wires protected by an insulator?
Cable
A common use of _________ is to measure cylindrical objects.
Calipers
What was name of the first camera?
Camera obscura
____________ is pouring a fluid into a mold and allowing it to solidify and to take the shape of the mold.
Casting
What are two ways to form metals?
Casting and Forging
Secondary processing is a type of manufacturing that changes the form of materials into useable products. Name three of the six secondary processes.
Casting and molding, forming, separating, conditioning, assembling, finishing
Positively charged ion
Cation
What is a positively charged ion?
Cation
Batteries are identified as what type of energy converter?
Chemical
In business jargon, what does CEO stand for?
Chief Executive Officer
What country is the largest producer of iron and steel?
China
What country overtook the U.S. as the world's largest manufacturing nation in 2010, even though the production margin between the two countries is razor-thin?
China
The most powerful hydroelectric project in the world is:
China's Three Gorges Dam
A tool that has a single steel cutting edge beveled on one or both sides and is used to trim small pieces of material from wood is a(n)?
Chisel
Path that electric current and pulses follow
Circut
The _____, which set emissions standards for certain sources of pollution, was passed by Congress in 1963
Clean Air Act (CAA)
A series of phases used to determine if a new drug is effective and safe for the general public is known as a _____.
Clinical test
Reprinted artwork that is to be cut and pasted-up to complete a mechanical is:
Clip art
Metal conducts electricity better as it becomes:
Colder
Metal conducts electricity better when it is what?
Colder
Low wattage resistors are generally labeled by?
Color Codes
What are low wattage resistors generally labeled by?
Color Codes
What is the metal strip in a DC motor that picks up the current?
Commutator
In a manufacturing environment, what does CNC stand for?
Computer Numerical Control
To become suitable for framing, lumber goes through a kiln-drying process that reduces the moisture in the wood to 19%. This process of manufacturing is called _____.
Conditioning
Free movement of electrons in an electrical field?
Conduction
What is a free movement of electrons in an electrical field?
Conduction
_____________ ask customers questions about products they use.
Consumer surveys
____________ are people who buy and use products.
Consumers
What type of manufacturing system requires the greatest division of labor?
Continuous, or mass production
Applying the brakes in a car is an example of what vehicle subsystem?
Control
A hand tool used to cut curves in wood or plastic is:
Coping saw
Quantitive measure of an electric charge?
Coulombs
What is a quantitive measure of an electric charge?
Coulombs
This term refers to software (or anything else) that will work on more than one platform (type of computer).
Cross platform
An alternator generates what by rotating a loop of wire between the poles of a permanent magnet?
Current
What is the name of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that took three months to stop and caused damage to the environment and animal life in the same region?
Deepwater Horizon
The number of _________ of freedom for a robot is given by the number of directions of movement.
Degrees
What is the longest tunnel in the world?
Delaware Aqueduct, which is used for water distribution.
In house design, a(n) ___________ is a quiet room where a person goes to study, read, write, and relax.
Den
In house design, a(n) is a quiet room where a person goes to study, read, write, and relax.
Den
What is the range over which a picture is focused?
Depth of Field
The 2015 national TSA conference theme is _____.
Designing Your Dreams
What is the theme for the 2015 national TSA conference?
Designing Your Dreams
_______________ is the process of making a latent image on film visible.
Developing
What besides switching circuits perform repetitive?
Digital Integrated Circuits
Used on many milling machines and calipers, the DRO is a precise measuring tool. What does DRO stand for?
Digital Read Out
What is a terminal device which permits current to flow in only one direction?
Diode
Which of the following is a two terminal device which permits current to flow in only one direction?
Diode
AC and DC stand for what?
Direct current and Alternating Current
DC and AC stand for what?
Direct current and Alternating Current
What are the impurities added to semiconductors called?
Dopants
What is the process of adding impurities to a crystal?
Doping
Shape of the curve in DNA
Double helix
The first mouse - a wooden shell with two metal wheels - was invented by whom in 1963?
Douglas Engelbart
Another name for air resistance
Drag
Guinness World Records has declared this city's metro system as the world's longest fully automated metro network -- spanning at 75 kilometres (47 mi).
Dubai Metro
Which American President championed the formation of the interstate highway system?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rotating machine that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy?
Dynamo
What is a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy?
Dynamo
What are ROM that can be erased and programmed as needed?
EPROM
The Hubble Space Telescope is named after which American astronomer?
Edwin Hubble
Around 2500 BC, the earliest form of paper was made from the papyrus plant by the:
Egyptians
What is the ability of a material to return to its original length known as?
Elasticity
Neoprene, a material used in the development of a dry suit, can be stretched to twice its length and then return to its original shape. Neoprene is classified as a _____.
Elastomer
When a person is shocked, what is the cause of damage?
Electric Current
Engineer that designs and supervises the transmission and distribution of electricity
Electrical Engineer
This technology is used to produce a visual record of the heart's electrical activity.
Electrocardiograph or EKG
What is a solution of acid and water?
Electrolyte
What is a coil of wire around a core of magnetic material called?
Electromagnet
What type of radiation do mobile phones use?
Electromagnetic
Negatively charged particle
Electron
Charges at rest
Electrostatic
What charges are at rest?
Electrostatic
Which of the following people is credited with the concept of inter- changeable parts?
Eli Whitney
The light sensitive layer on film is the:
Emulsion
What is the first step in the communication process?
Encoding
The ability to do work is called _____.
Energy
The law of Conservation of Energy states that _____.
Energy can never be created nor destroyed.
The wearing away of the land from the actions of wind, water, glaciers, and from the pull of gravity is called:
Erosion
Who invented both the ion microscope and the field-emission microscope?
Erwin W. Muller
What alternative fuel, commonly made from corn, can be used to power gasoline engines?
Ethanol
2D CAD drawings can be made into a solid through the technique of _____.
Extruding
Which federal organization describes its mission as "protecting the electromagnetic spectrum?"
FCC
Which federal organization describes its mission as protecting the electromagnetic spectrum?
FCC
In a maglev rail system, there is no physical contact between the train and the guideway (T/F)
False
Skylab, the first US space station, still orbits the Earth today. (T/F)
False
Unit of capacitance?
Farad
What is the unit of capacitance?
Farad
What middle school TSA event allows students to utilize maps and data of a geographic location to develop a solution to a problem?
Geospatial Technology
Which of the following is an aircraft without an engine?
Glider
Form of carbon is used in pencils and nuclear reactors
Graphite
What type of printing is done from a sunken surface?
Gravure
In size, materials, and human labor involved, this is known as the largest construction project ever undertaken by man.
Great Wall of China
Trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide
Greenhouse Effect (Accept The Greenhouse Effect)
Road signs and warning signs are an example of which vehicular system?
Guidance
Which of the following drawings is used to show the location of heating, cooling, and air conditioning units with their related ductwork and piping?
HVAC Drawing
Which sawing tool is designed for metal cutting?
Hacksaw
Who first discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism by deflecting a compass point with an electric current?
Hans Christian Oersted
Who forst discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism by deflecting a compass point with an electric current?
Hans Christian Oersted
Sergeant at Arms symbol
Hearty Hand Shake
Who was the first person to use mass production in manufacturing automobiles?
Henry Ford
In a set of engineering drawings, what lines represent the features that cannot be seen?
Hidden lines
Heart valves from what animals are used to replace damaged or diseased human heart valves?
Hogs/pigs
This type of TSA member is an individual who has made or is making contributions to the advancement of technology education, as may be approved by the TSA Executive Committee. This member is exempt from annual dues.
Honorary/Honorary Life
A t-square is used to draw ___________ lines.
Horizontal
Originally, many people thought of the car as a:
Horseless Carriage
Unit used to express the power of an internal combustion engine
Horsepower
Phonemes
Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as?
Type of electrical power is produced by a dam that backs up river water into a lake
Hydroelectric
_____ is a gas that smells like rotten eggs and is found within the steam of geothermal energy plants.
Hydrogen sulfide gas
A special type of computer database system used to create documents on the World Wide Web, this system links objects (text, pictures, music, and programs) to one another.
Hypertext-markup language (HTML)
A wide-flange steel beam is:
I type
List the steps of a four-step engine operation.
Intake, Compression, Power, Exhaust
What kind of coil produces high voltage from a low one?
Induction
Materials that come from minerals that were never alive are called _____.
Inorganic materials
In construction, the material that is used to help prevent heat passage is _____.
Insulation
A material that resists the flow of electricity
Insulator
What is the process developed in Egypt and Mesopotamia that involved redirecting water from the Nile to crops?
Irrigation
An object floating in a liquid will not sink until the force exerted by the object ___________ the force exerted by the liquid.
Is greater than
A(n) ____________ is used to transfer a boat from one level of a waterway to another level.
Lock
In construction, what structural component stretches from one wall to another in order to support floors and ceilings?
Joists
Who invented the first machine that used punched cards to control the machine?
Joseph Jaquard
In 1646, the first patent to protect the innovation of the sawmill was issued to _____.
Joseph Jenks
Unit of measurement by which electrical bills are calculated
Kilowatt-Hour
What is the unit of measurement by which electrical bills are calculated?
Kilowatt-Hour
What law states that the current in a parallel circuit is equal to the sum of the current in its branches?
Kirchhoff's Current Law of Parallel Circuits
What law states that the voltage across all branches of a parallel circuit are equal.
Kirchhoff's Current Law of Voltage
A structure made of successive layers of material, usually bonded together under heat and pressure, is known as a _____.
Laminate
This term is used to define a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources - for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer - to be wasteful, and thus a target for elimination.
Lean manufacturing, lean enterprise, or lean production, often simply, "lean"
What is the TSA motto?
Learning to Live in a Technical World
TSA motto
Learning to live in a technical world
Bar resting on a fulcrum, used to preform work
Lever
In 1919, the American scientist Robert H. Goddard designed the first _____.
Liquid-fuelled rocket
What is something that uses electric current in a circuit?
Load
What uses the electric current in a circuit?
Load
What architect is known for using the phrase "form follows function"?
Louis Sullivan
The main purpose of the ____________ system is to reduce friction.
Lubricating
What is the process of controlling friction to reduce the wear of surfaces in rubbing contact with each other?
Lubricating
What is mixed with the gasoline fuel for two-cycle engines?
Lubricating Oil
This type of train is extremely quiet because its cars sweep above the tracks without touching them.
Maglev
What switch is an example of a relay?
Magnetic
What is created when a current goes through a wire?
Magnetic Field
What company controls over 20% of the market share for 3D printers and is based in Brooklyn, New York?
Makerbot
In 1949, a Cambridge University team developed the world's first large-scale computer designed to store its own programs. What was its name?
Mark I
A measure of the amount of matter an object contains is the object's:
Mass
Kinetic energy depends on these two variables.
Mass and velocity
A wind turbine converts this type of energy into electrical energy.
Mechanical
Energy produced from the pedals on a bicycle is moved via this process to the rear wheel.
Mechanical Transmission
Who is the person that recommends a possible solution in a labor dispute?
Mediator
Vector processing is measured in:
Megaflops
Which scientist discovered electromagnetic induction?
Michael Faraday
MIPS, a common speed measurement for computers, stands for:
Millions of Instructions per Second
A/an _____ drawing shows two or more different views drawn at right angles to one another
Multi-view
What happens when two coils are close enough to each other that the magnetic field of one cuts across the windings of the other coil?
Mutual Induction
Most training in industry is done:
On the job
Maverick, along with Snow Leopard and Lion are examples of_____.
Operating systems
What NASA rover is about to celebrate its 10th year of being on the surface of Mars?
Opportunity
____________ are items that can be traced back to living things.
Organic Materials
What is the basic instrument used to measure AC signal voltages and waves?
Oscilloscope
In military communication, despite their frequent misuse in movies and on TV, which two procedure words (prowords) are NEVER to be said together, since they have conflicting meanings?
Over and out
_________ include buildings, utilities, office supplies, taxes, and advertising.
Overhead costs
The protective shield around the Earth that absorbs much of the sun's ultraviolet radiation is the:
Ozone Layer
Which inventor created the first practical calculating machine in 1642?
Pascal
Heat treatment used to destroy pathogens in food is known as a(n) _____.
Pasteurization
With whom did Bill Gates found Microsoft?
Paul Allen
In diodes, what is the maximum voltage that can be applied to the diode in the reverse direction without destroying it?
Peak Inverse Voltage
What of a diode is the maximum current that a device can conduct for a partial cycle of operation?
Peak Rectified Current
Secretary symbol
Pen
The passage or diffusion (or rate of passage) of a gas, vapor, liquid, or solid through a barrier, without physically or chemically affecting it, is referred to as its _____.
Permeability
Which type of sketch is the most realistic and represents what the eye actually sees?
Perspective, pictorial
Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as:
Phonemes
Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as?
Phonemes.
What is the production of electricity in a material through the application of pressure called?
Piezo Electric Effect
Basic unit of digital imaging
Pixel
A tool that has a single steel cutting edge beveled on one or both sides and is used to trim small pieces of material from wood is a(n):
Plane
Baseball players use bats to play their sport. What class of simple machines does this involve?
Third class lever
The brake system of a car is a(n) __________ process.
Pneumatic
P-type semiconductors have an abundance of what kind of charge carriers?
Positive
Resistance x (current)^2
Power
What electrical item is calculated by the product of the resistance times the current squared.
Power
Which TSA officer is charged with presiding over all regular and special meetings of the organization?
President
The three main goals of medical technology are to _____, _____, _____.
Prevent, diagnose and treat
The three major classifications of water transportation vehicles are:
Private, commercial, and leisure
Doping
Process of adding impurities to a crystal?
Artificial limb technology by the interaction of medical science and engineering:
Prosthetics
Equipment used to lay out and draw an angle
Protractor
In telephone switching equipment, a PBX is a(n):
Public Branch Exchange
Human exposure to radiation is measured in a unit called _____.
REM, or Roentgen Equivalent Man
Who is given credit for bringing environmental issues to the attention of the American public?
Rachel Carson
Depth of Field
Range over which a picture is focused
When AC is converted to DC, what is is said to be?
Rectified
What are the three colors of the TSA logo?
Red [scarlet], white, blue [navy]
An electrical switch that can be operated magnetically or electrically
Relay
What is an electrical switch that can be operated either magnetically or electricity?
Relay
______________ is a process used to find new ideas and develop them into successful products.
Research and Development
What is the time of a capacitor to charge or discharge dependent on in a circuit?
Resistance
What of a conductor is influenced by material type, size, length, and temperature?
Resistance
Measure of resistance that relates purely to the properties of the material?
Resistivity
What is the measure of resistance that relates purely to the properties of the material?
Resistivity
Who is often credited as the "founder" of nanotechnology?
Richard Feynman
The ____ is a horizontal board on which rafters of a roof rest on their upper ends.
Ridgeboard
What publication does TSA reference for Parliamentary Procedure?
Roberts Rules of Order
Which single word, representing a letter in the old phonetic alphabet, as well as a man's name, is frequently used by military members to mean "I hear you"?
Roger
A space shuttle's control surfaces are used to control what three movements?
Roll, Pitch, and Yaw
Wankel engines are also known as ___________ engines.
Rotary
Which engineer designed leisure inventions that used many steps to solve simple problems?
Rube Goldberg
This concept divides an image into thirds both vertically and horizontally.
Rule of Thirds
___________ is a rough solution used to help move cargo in a pipeline.
SLURRY
Name of the tool used to heat metal to join electrical components
Sautering Iron
This product, developed in the early 2000's, was designed to save a machine operator's hand if the hand were to come in contact with a blade.
SawStop
What official TSA color represents "the strength and determination of the technology education students and teachers to obtain their goal?
Scarlet
What is the name of the TSA newsletter that comes out every fall and winter?
School Scene
Every _____, 15 million blood cells are destroyed in the human body.
Second
One problem with portable CD players is that when jarred suddenly, the optical pickup is thrown out of position. This problem is called:
Seeking
This type of mining operation is done when the coal is relatively near the surface of the earth (no deeper than 120 feet).
Strip Mining
In 1911, Kammerlingh Onnes discovered what electrical device?
Superconductor
An intrinsic conductor is also known as what?
Semiconductor
The ASA number for camera film is the film's:
Sensitivity to light
Which TSA officer acts as a doorkeeper for the organization?
Sergeant at Arms
What occurs whenever electrons are allowed to return to the source without passing through the complete circuit?
Short Circuit
Alternate path in a circuit?
Shunt
What is an alternate path in a circuit?
Shunt
The balance between which two functions of a camera will produce a perfectly exposed photo?
Shutter speed and Aperture
What is the lining of a door or window called?
Sill
What type of wave represents alternating current?
Sine Wave
The __________ of a line can be easily calculated by the difference in y-coordinates divided by the difference in x-coordinates.
Slope
Electrolyte
Solution of acid and water?
In building a home to take advantage of passive solar energy, which direction should the majority of the home's windows be facing?
South
What agricultural product is used in the production of crayons?
Soybeans
In a drawing, all the points about an object that cannot be indicated on the drawing are given as:
Specifications
What technology enables computers to output sounds similar to human voice?
Speech Synthesis
NASA is known for adapting inventions to solve new problems. This is known as a(n) _____ invention.
Spin-off
Vice President symbol
Star
Invented in 1819, this device allows doctors to detect bodily sounds, such as a heartbeat.
Stethoscope
Who is the 2014-2015 National TSA President?
Steven Stokes
What is determined by the number of turns of wire, the current of wire coil, and the ratio of the coil diameter to the coil length?
Strength Of An Electromagnet
The _____________ is determined by the number of turns of wire, the current in the wire coil, the core material, and the ratio of the coil diameter to the coil length.
Strength of an electromagnet
A(n) ___________ is a power conditioning and supply system that affords protection against short-term power outages.
Surge Protector
If you are stopped by a person at your local mall and asked questions about your age, income, and your use of Colgate toothpaste, you probably are participating in what type of research?
Survey
What is a manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit?
Switch
The USPS requires people to drive trucks and assist people, using packing materials and funding from the government to run effectively. These requirements are referred to as _____.
System inputs
This is an annual STEM competition that provides middle and high school students the opportunity to discover engineering. Student teams work to use the practical applications of math and science to answer engineering questions about everyday world challenges.
TEAMS - [Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science]
What device measures the speed of the engine's rotating motion?
Tachometer
The power of eminent domain means that the government can:
Take a piece of property for public purposes
The magnetophon was invented in 1935 by two German companies. What is the magnetophon's more common name today?
Tape recorder
The three main sources of oil are ______, oil pockets, and oil shale
Tar sands
A process used to anticipate and predict the likely environmental, social, and economic effects of a technology is known as _____.
Technology assessment
The longitudinal stress required to break a prescribed specimen divided by the original crosssectional area at the point of rupture (usually expressed in pounds per square inch) is known as _____.
Tensile strength
The way a surface looks or feels is its:
Texture
This philanthropic program provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity to bring the Technology Student Association to middle and high schools where money to pay for membership dues poses a challenge.
The Champion Fund
Constructed around 2500 BC, this was the tallest building in the world until the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889.
The Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt
The fastest growing communications tool ever is _____.
The Internet
In 1989, Steve Price developed what key trademark of TSA?
The Logo
This building is the tallest building in the western hemisphere.
The Willis Tower in Chicago
Ridgeboard
The ____ is a horizontal board on which rafters of a roof rest on their upper ends.
Treasurer symbol
The balanced budget
Tape recorder
The magnetophon was invented in 1935 by two German companies. What is the magnetophon's more common name today?
An airplane has lift because:
The pressure below the wings is greater than the pressure above the wings
What is converting from one form of energy, to another?
Transducing
TSA logo consists of three colors: scarlet, white and navy. What does scarlet represent?
The strength and determination of the technology education students and teachers to obtain their goal
What is the term for the ability of a material to conduct heat?
Thermal conductivity
What do Hewlett Packard, Google, and Apple have in common?
They were all started in garages.
Who was the first person to hear a human voice transmitted by the telephone?
Thomas Watson
A helicopter has how many degrees of freedom?
Three
In 1979, where was the nuclear power plant accident in Pennsylvania?
Three Mile Island
What part of a combine removes the grain from the crop?
Thresher
A _____ is a simple, rapidly drawn design of initial ideas.
Thumbnail sketch
Who coined the phrase World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
1912 maritime disaster featured in two movies?
Titanic
What type of map shows geographic regions by means of contour lines and symbols?
Topographic
The manufacture and distribution of goods by society is:
Trade
This construction project, considered an engineering icon, was the world's largest privately funded construction project when it was built in the 1970s, at a cost of $8 billion.
Trans Alaska Pipeline System
Under TSA's directorship, this four-to-six-week summer program, funded by the U.S. Army Research Office, encourages high school students to pursue engineering careers. Through hands-on activities and team-based learning, students explore the connections between math, science, and real-world applications.
UNITE
Scrap, waste, and pollution from a technological system reflect what type of output?
Undesirable
What country produces more nuclear-generated electricity than any other country (which accounts for nearly 1/3 of the world's total)?
United States
Recently, most computers have developed faster USBs. What does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
In 2010, what organization did TSA partner with to provide students with a hands-on STEM experience and championship competition that is held at the annual national TSA conference?
VEX Robotics
You open a line drawing and zoom in very close to one area, but the image does not become pixilated. What was used to draw this image?
Vectors
Another name for a transportation device is a(n):
Vehicle
This challenge provides the opportunity for middle school and high school students to use their STEM knowledge, their ingenuity, and their creativity to come up with a mobile app concept that meets the needs of their school or community.
Verizon Innovative App Challenge
What recent TSA initiative allows students to use STEM knowledge and creativity to create a mobile app concept that meets the needs of their school or community?
Verizon Innovative App Challenge
At .8 of a mile, this bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the United States.
Verrazano- Narrows Bridge - NYC
Which TSA officer is concerned primarily with membership?
Vice President
What is the measure of potential difference in electricity?
Voltage
According to Fortune 500, _____ is the second largest retail company in the U.S., based on income.
Walmart
Unit of electrical power
Watt
What is the unit of electrical power?
Watt
Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari and Explorer are types of _____.
Web browsers
EPROM
What are ROM that can be erased and programmed as needed?
Air cushion vehicle
What are vehicles which when in motion are supported by a layer of air between the vehicle and the surface?
Bills of Materials
What does BOM stand for?
Transducing
What is converting from one form of energy, to another?
Speech Synthesis
What technology enables computers to output sounds similar to human voice?
This device uses short electromagnetic waves to develop a two dimensional image on film.
X- ray machine
Covering over 3,400 square miles, this was the world's first ever national park.
Yellowstone National Park
12. What does Yahoo stand for?
Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
What domain name was registered on February 14, 2005?
Youtube.com
What type of diode is purposely manufactured to operate in the reverse direction?
Zener
What type of law restricts the building of a fast food restaurant near a house?
Zoning
Airfoil
____ is a body shaped to produce lift as it travels through air (special shape used in flight)
The abilities to create ideas, to express ideas, and to be open minded to other ideas are important characteristics of :
a R&D group
A(n) ____________ is done when a new product is modified from an existing one.
adaption
A(n) ______________ is a description of a business's financial activities for the preceding year as well as information about the company and its products.
annual report
___________ is an electrolytic treatment of a metal to produce a protective surface layer on the metal which is usually an oxide of the base metal.
anodizing
What type of research is used to gather information?
applied research
The growing and harvesting of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants is known as _____.
aquaculture
In a labor dispute, the person who makes a decision between the union and management is the :
arbitrator
A human-made complex designed to reproduce some facet of the natural environment is called a(n) _____.
artificial ecosystem
What is the basis for modern mass production methods and enables large quantities to be produced at a low cost?
assembly line production
What is the total value of all items owned by a company?
assets
_____________ is the replacing of human supervision by machine supervision.
automation
An exchange of goods without money is :
bartering
___________ research is used to learn new things.
basic
From what ore is aluminum extracted from?
bauxite
_____ is a(n) non-polluting fuel made from plant material that can be used in place of gasoline.
bioethanol
_______________ set the goals and policies of a company.
board of directors
What is the term is used to describe a small, open vessel?
boat
The name of a product is its :
brand name
An estimate of the revenues and expenses for a period of time for a business is its :
budget
Land, labor, and _____________ are the basic inputs to a business.
capital
Which of the following economic systems best describes the one used in the United States?
capitalism
The manufacturing process that involves pouring molten material in a mold is known as _____.
casting
_____________ is when metal is melted to a liquid state and then poured into a mold to cool.
casting
The first plastic developed was ______________ ; it was designed to replace ivory in billiard balls.
celluloid
A corporation's name and how it will be financed is found in the :
charter
A bridge is a(n) _____ structure.
civil
Branch of engineering that deals with equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort (ergonomics)
civil engineering
Forming done below the crystallization point is :
cold forming
What is the process in which workers, through their union, meet with company management to work out a contract dispute?
collective bargaining
_____________ generally are a better performing and cheaper material formed by combining two or more unlike materials.
composites
New products generally come about because of :
consumer demand
A common way to move materials in an assembly line is by a(n) :
conveyor
A business owned by stockholders and is considered a separate legal entity is a(n) :
corporations
The process of using salt or sugar to preserve food is known as _____.
curing
___________ production makes one product at a time.
custom
The main purpose of a pilot run is :
debugging
What is the legal document showing the selling of property?
deed
The number of ___________ of freedom for a robot is given by the number of directions of movement.
degrees
What are the costs from the normal degradation of components of a system?
depreciation
_____________ is applying the research knowledge acquired to a product or process.
development
A(n) _______ is a common shaping device used in many forming operations on plastic and metal.
die
The process of closing down a business is :
dissolution
The amount paid to stockholders of a corporation is the :
dividend
What method of production assigns each person a specific tasks in making a product?
division of labor
_________ is stamping and stretching a material over a pattern called a die.
drawing
This technology is used to produce a visual record of the heart's electrical activity.
electrocardiograph or EKG
_____ is the process of separating the hydrogen-oxygen bond in water using an electrical current.
electrolysis
A drawing that shows a view of a building from the front, rear or side is known as a(n) _____.
elevation drawing
What is the proper order of the steps that move information from a sender to a receiver?
encoding, transmitting, receiving, decoding
A flexible tube that can be threaded through a natural opening, providing light to interior parts of the body, is known as a _____.
endoscope
What is a person who organizes, manages, and assumes risks of starting a business?
entrepreneur
Ethanol is produced from biomass by the conversion process known as_____.
fermentation
Which of the following is a process used to harden ceramic materials?
firing
This process uses a raised type that is similar to letterpress printing, however, a synthetic rubberlike sheet is used in the process.
flexography
Using a filler metal to join two pieces together is : (ex) soldering and brazing
flow bonding
What type of process requires the metal to be heated until it becomes malleable?
forging
A steam turbine is an example of a(n) :
heat engine
What type of process forms materials above their recrystallization point?
hot forming
The unlawful use of someone's personal information without consent is known as _____.
identity theft
What order can the federal government use to cause striking workers to return to work?
injunction
A new product designed with new technology and characteristics is a(n) :
innovation
The 3 parts of a system
input, process and output
3 parts of a system?
input, process, and output
In construction, the material that is used to help prevent heat passage is _____.
insulation
In the early 1800s, one of the first devices controlled by punched cards was the :
jacquard loom
This structural component stretches from one wall to the other in order to support floors and ceilings.
joist
A(n) ________ is used to prevent rotation between a shaft and machine part such as a gear, pulley, or rocker arm.
key
The bed, tailstock, and headstock are the three main parts of a(n) :
lathe
Which of the following is the first machine tool?
lathe
_____ is the gasoline additive that was eventually phased out because of the adverse health effects it caused.
lead
What is the time needed between ordering supplies and needing them?
lead time
The amount of force used to move an object can be increased by using which type of simple machine?
lever
The ______________ of a company are all the debts owed by that company.
liabilities
Retooling is the changing of :
machines
Who is responsible for running a company or business?
management personnel
Making products for personal use is :
manufacturing
Using a survey to determine the need for a product is a type of _____.
market research
________________ is finding out what people want to buy, how much, and at what price.
market research
Conveyors, hoists, and cranes are three basic types of :
material handling equipment
Name of the equipment that modulates and demodulates signals in computing and telecommunications systems?
modem
What is the measure of a solution's acidity?
pH
The way a product is presented to a user is the ___________ of the product.
packaging
What is a protection granted by the government that ensures an inventor's idea from being legally copied?
patent
What part of a company is used to hire new employees?
personnel department
A combination of iron and carbon with the result being more than 2% carbon is :
pig iron
Making a product that will soon become outdated in order for consumers to buy more is called _____.
planned obsolescence
What is the placement of machines and equipment to enable an easy flow of people and materials?
plant layout
A compound formed by the chemical union of two or more monomers of the same kind is a(n) _____.
polymer
___________ is changing materials into something useful.
processing
Producing more in less time is known as _____.
productivity/efficiency
____________ is the practice of buying equipment, supplies, materials, and utilities needed to provide a product or service.
purchasing
Gauges are important tools for :
quality control
What is the point at which metal can be formed without creating internal stress within the crystal structure of the metal?
recrystallization point
What is the reuse of materials?
recycling
Metallic ores are ____________ to remove impurities.
refined
What is done when the surface around a hole needs to be cleaned up or leveled to provide a bearing for a bolt head or nut?
spotface
Document that lists the training and experience of a person
resume
______________ is doing research by reading books and magazines to find out what has already been done?
retrieving
A(n) ________ is a programmable, multifunctional manipulator designed to perform a variety of tasks repeatedly.
robot
Another name for a town house is:
row house
What is the area marked off around a machine to insure no one distracts the operator?
safety zone
What is the main ingredient of glass?
sand
UNF and UNC are types of :
screw thread
SCUBA stands for?
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
A(n) __________________ is used to prevent motion between two parts such as a rotating collar on a shaft.
set screw
What type of part can be used to hold a part on a shaft?
set screw
A jointer will machine a surface so that it is :
smooth and flat
What type of business is owned by one person?
sole proprietorship
A sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation are the :
three types of businesses
Studs are tied together at the top with what type of plate?
top plate
What kind of truck would most likely deliver a load of lumber to a sawmill?
tractor trailer
The legal name of a company is its :
trade name
A(n) _____uses sound waves to produce an image of the inside of a human body.
ultrasound
This device uses high frequency sound waves and their echoes to develop an image of the body.
ultrasound
What are labor organizations that bargain with employers to set wages and work practices for\nits members?
union
Inoculation is another term that can be used for _____.
vaccination
_____ use modified or killed microorganisms to develop a natural resistance to a disease.
vaccines
What is the amount of money used to start a business?
venture capital
Machine that makes a product directly from a drawing
wire drawing machine/ 3D Printer
