TSA Tech Bowl Practice Test

Modern transportation includes land, water, air, and space travel. What is the term used when more than one transportation system is employed?

• Intermodal transportation
• Multi-system transportation
• Two-way transportation
• Round-trip transportation

How much work is done when a force of 33N pulls a wagon 13 meters?

• 46 Joules
• 2.54 Joules
• 429 Joules
• .39 Joules

A stationary electric charge buildup on an insulating material is known as:

• Electricity
• Current
• Static electricity
• Negative charge

A construction worker uses a board and log as a lever to lift a heavy rock. If the input arm is 3 meters long and the output arm is 0.75 meters long, what is the mechanical advantage of the lever?

• 2.25
• 4
• 3.75
• .25

A printed newspaper is an example of which communication medium?

• Wave
• Graphic
• Speaking
• Drawing

A manufacturing company is producing dowels that have a diameter of 8.5 mm ± 0.1 mm. The hole the dowel must fit into has a diameter of 9.0 mm ± 0.1 mm. According to these specifications, what is the greatest clearance that can occur between the two (2) parts?

• 0.1 mm
• 0.3 mm
• 0.5 mm
• 0.7 mm

A device that transforms the energy from a flowing stream of fluid into rotating mechanical energy.

• Cathode
• Transformer
• Turbine
• None of the above

The period of a wave is 30 seconds. What is its approximate frequency?

• 0.033 Hz
• 0.50 Hz
• 33 Hz
• 50 Hz

In what year did AISA vote and gain approval to change its name to TSA?

• 1985
• 1987
• 1988
• 1990

The Manhattan Project was a government-sponsored research project that eventually would provide the foundation for which of the following technologies?

• Supercomputers
• The Internet
• Nuclear power
• Space flight