Technology Bowl Practice

1.

What official TSA color represents "the strength and determination of the technology education students and teachers to obtain their goal?

Scarlet

2.

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

Thomas Watson

3. 

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

FCC

4. 

What is a manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit?

Switch

5.

In a drawing, all the points about an object that cannot be indicated on the drawing are given as:

Specifications

6.

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

110V

7.

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

Phonemes

8. 

MIPS, a common speed measurement for computers, stands for:

Millions of Instructions per Second

9. 

______________ is a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments containing air at different pressures.

Airlock

10. 

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

16" on center

11. 

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

Fillet

12. 

Which instrument measures electrical current?

Ammeter

13. 

Originally, many people thought of the car as a:

Horseless Carriage

14. 

___________ is a rough solution used to help move cargo in a pipeline.

SLURRY

15. 

What was name of the first camera?

Camera obscura

16. 

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

Elasticity

17. 

Metal conducts electricity better as it becomes:

Colder

18. 

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

Beam

19.

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

Three Mile Island

20. 

One problem with portable CD players is that when jarred suddenly, the optical pickup is thrown out of position. This problem is called:

Seeking