Tsa Tech Bowl - Transportation

Front 1

What is another name for a safety air cushion developed as an alternative to the seat belt for
protection of passengers in a car?

Back 1

airbag

Front 2

The angle of the blade of a propellor is called its :

Back 2

pitch

Front 3

What scientist developed the first long range missile, the V2?

Back 3

Werhner von Braun

Front 4

What is the system which allows a diver to carry the air supply with them while diving?

Back 4

aqualung

Front 5

These are usually used to transport gases and liquids.

Back 5

pipelines

Front 6

What are the three freedoms of movement for an aircraft?

Back 6

yaw, pitch, and roll

Front 7

What is the basic principle behind rocket propulsion?

Back 7

Newton's Third Law of Motion

Front 8

This device is used in air bag systems to determine if the air bag should be deployed during
an accident.

Back 8

accelerometer

Front 9

Nikolaus Otto invented what in 1876?

Back 9

workable four stroke internal combustion engine

Front 10

The front end of a ship is the :

Back 10

bow

Front 11

When in space, the _________ of an object remains the same.

Back 11

mass

Front 12

______________ is a method of position finding from course, direction of travel, and speed
according to time since leaving the starting point.

Back 12

dead reckoning

Front 13

What form of carbon is used for lubrication?

Back 13

graphite

Front 14

___________ is the technology of electronics used in aircraft communications navigation, and
flight management.

Back 14

avionics

Front 15

The orbit of a planet is ______________ in shape.

Back 15

elliptical

Front 16

What type of water vehicle has "wings" to produce lift to raise its hull out of the water?

Back 16

hydrofoil

Front 17

What are the two principle ways of cooling an internal combustion engine?

Back 17

water and air

Front 18

If an airplane is going three times the speed of sound, it is going :

Back 18

Mach 3

Front 19

Robert Goddard launched the first _____________ in 1926.

Back 19

liquid-fueled rocket

Front 20

Barges are pushed by :

Back 20

tow boats

Front 21

A(n) ___________ engine does not require a spark plug to start engine?

Back 21

diesel engine

Front 22

At sea level, 761.5 mph is said to be :

Back 22

Mach I

Front 23

Which of the following is the most powerful internal combustion engine?

Back 23

rocket

Front 24

A(n) ________ is a large cargo storage area on a ship.

Back 24

hold

Front 25

In most internal combustion engines, the _____________ is used to ignite the fuel-air mixture
in the combustible chambers.

Back 25

spark plug

Front 26

Which of the following is an aircraft without an engine?

Back 26

glider

Front 27

The "Father of Modern Rocketry" is considered to be :

Back 27

Robert Goddard

Front 28

Several barges lashed together is a(n) :

Back 28

tow

Front 29

The purpose of the ___________ system in an engine is to reduce friction, disperse heat, and
reduce corrosion.

Back 29

lubrication

Front 30

______________ is fluid moving as a series of sheets one over the next with a difference in
speed between each sheet.

Back 30

laminar flow

Front 31

The path a body takes when under gravitational influence of another is the body's :

Back 31

orbit

Front 32

The ____________ for a vessel is where it stops.

Back 32

port of call

Front 33

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

Back 33

hydraulic

Front 34

Igor Sikorsky is credited with the first working ___________ in 1942.

Back 34

helicopter

Front 35

A speed above Mach 2 is :

Back 35

supersonic

Front 36

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

Back 36

lock

Front 37

What type of transportation device rides on "rails" of electromagnetic waves and is pushed
forward by a magnetic force?

Back 37

MagLev

Front 38

A(n) ___________ airline operates only when a person or group hires the service of the airline.

Back 38

charter

Front 39

Who were the first people to use rockets?

Back 39

Chinese

Front 40

In the 18th century, the main system of transportation in the Southern United States was :

Back 40

by rivers and waterways

Front 41

In 1908, the "Tin Lizzie" was produced by Henry Ford. Which of the following is the "Tin
Lizzie"?

Back 41

Model T

Front 42

____________ is the angle of tilt of an aircraft wing.

Back 42

angle of attack

Front 43

What was the purpose of the Apollo space program done by NASA in the 1960s and 1970s?

Back 43

put a man on the moon

Front 44

What principle states that the faster a fluid moves, the lower its pressure?

Back 44

Bernoulli Principle

Front 45

When the engine of a car is running and the car is not moving, it is said to be :

Back 45

idle

Front 46

What is the control surface at the tip of an aircraft wing?

Back 46

aileron

Front 47

What was the first rocket launched into space by the United States?

Back 47

Vanguard I

Front 48

What type of engine uses the heat of steam to produce motion?

Back 48

steam

Front 49

Which of the following is a clean burning liquid fuel being used as a substitute for gasoline in
cars?

Back 49

methanol

Front 50

Zeppelins and blimps are types of :

Back 50

airships

Front 51

What space agency did the United States establish in 1958?

Back 51

NASA

Front 52

The three major classifications of water transportation vehicles are :

Back 52

barges, ships, and tugboats and towboats

Front 53

A(n) _________ gear makes a 90 degree change in direction of power.

Back 53

worm

Front 54

What was the first means by which man was put into the air?

Back 54

balloon

Front 55

In 1961, the first man in space was Yuri Gagarin. What country launched him into space?

Back 55

Soviet Union

Front 56

What are levels on a ship called?

Back 56

decks

Front 57

17,000+ mph is the :

Back 57

escape velocity of Earth

Front 58

A prop plane is powered by a(n) :

Back 58

engine-driven propellor

Front 59

What was the name of the first car manned by astronauts on the moon?

Back 59

Lunar Car

Front 60

The invention of the steam boat is credited to :

Back 60

Robert Fulton

Front 61

A common name for an elevated train is a(n) :

Back 61

El

Front 62

Particles of fluid moving in any direction are :

Back 62

turbulent flow

Front 63

What year was man first on the moon?

Back 63

1969

Front 64

The __________ of a ship is designed to reduce the rolling of a ship in order to prevent the
cargo from shifting and causing a list.

Back 64

stabilizer

Front 65

A barrel shaped brush used to clean a pipeline is a(n) :

Back 65

pig

Front 66

A garage for an aircraft is a(n) :

Back 66

hangar

Front 67

What kind of train moves on one track?

Back 67

monorail

Front 68

The science of designing ships is :

Back 68

naval architecture

Front 69

Brakes slow a vehicle down by ____________ against the moving part of the vehicle.

Back 69

friction

Front 70

What is an umbrella shaped device designed to produce drag?

Back 70

parachute

Front 71

A dog was the first animal in space. What country sent it up there?

Back 71

Soviet Union

Front 72

In the beginning of the 20th century, the construction of ships shifted from wood and iron to :

Back 72

steel

Front 73

What are the years for Vintage cars?

Back 73

1918-1930

Front 74

A more common name for a Zeppelin is :

Back 74

airships

Front 75

Who was the first American in space?

Back 75

Alan Shepard

Front 76

What US submarine was the first vehicle of any kind to have a nuclear power source?

Back 76

Nautilus

Front 77

What is the device for mixing the air and gasoline vapor?

Back 77

carburetor

Front 78

____________ is floating above the ground.

Back 78

levitation

Front 79

Which of the following space shuttles was the first to launch in 1981?

Back 79

Columbia

Front 80

Before iron and steel ships were welded together, they were :

Back 80

riveted

Front 81

In 1868, _______________ invented the first airbrake used in transportation systems.

Back 81

George Westinghouse

Front 82

Who was the first person to pilot an aircraft while breaking the speed of sound in an aircraft?

Back 82

Chuck Yeager

Front 83

Which of the following women was the first U.S. woman to be in space?

Back 83

Sally Ride

Front 84

Around 3500 BC, what revolutionary innovation for transportation was created somewhere in
the Middle East?

Back 84

wheel

Front 85

In railroad transportation, a trailer on a flat car (TOFC) is sometimes called a(n) :

Back 85

piggy back

Front 86

What was the first piloted aircraft to break the speed of sound?

Back 86

Bell X-1

Front 87

The first reusable spacecraft for manned flight developed by the United States is the :

Back 87

space shuttle

Front 88

In 1802, ______________ patented the concept of locomotives using rails.

Back 88

Richard Trevithick

Front 89

What type of transportation system uses special cars that hang from a moving cable?

Back 89

tramway

Front 90

What type of gas enables to balloons to rise?

Back 90

hot air

Front 91

A railway with one rail instead of two is a(n) :

Back 91

monorail

Front 92

A water cooling system in a car uses a(n) :

Back 92

The Metro in DC, BART in San Francisco, and MARTA in Atlanta are all types of :

Front 93

examples of rapid transit systems

Back 93

In 1903, what aviation first did Wilbur and Orville Wright accomplish in Kittyhawk, North
Carolina?

Front 94

In 1903, what aviation first did Wilbur and Orville Wright accomplish in Kittyhawk, North
Carolina?

Back 94

flight of a manned aircraft with an engine

Front 95

The device used for mixing air and gasoline vapor in an engine is the :

Back 95

carburetor

Front 96

Hinged surfaces on a wing edge that control part of the plane's movement is a(n) :

Back 96

ailerons

Front 97

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

Back 97

slurry

Front 98

In World War II the first operational jet fighter was made. What country made it?

Back 98

Germany

Front 99

The Luftschiff Zeppelin I was the world's first :

Back 99

rigid airship

Front 100

Which European country invented the balloon in 1783?

Back 100

France