TSA WRITING SKILLS EXAM PREPARATION
TEST BANK WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
●● A device that converts electricity into sound is a/an
Answer: speaker
●● When the length of the side adjacent to an angle is divided by the
hypotenuse of a right triangle, the result is the _ of the angle.
Answer: cosine
●● The number system that uses only 1's and 0's to represent values is
Answer: binary
●● The part of an internal combination engine in which the piston
moves up & down is the
Answer: cylinder
●● The dressed size of a 2" X 4" is
Answer: 1-5/8" x 3-1/2"
●● The first step in manually drawing an isometric circle (iso-circle) is
to
,Answer: draw the isometric square (iso-square)
●● The type of construction to build highways, dams, tunnels, & bridges
is referred to as
Answer: civil
●● In painting, a primer coat is put on wood siding and trim to
Answer: seal the wood surface
●● A drafting line with arrowheads at both ends is a
Answer: cutting plane line
●● Shipping goods in a large box which can be filled at one location,
transported via different modes, and delivered to its destination is
referred to as
Answer: containerization
●● When rain has a pH of less than 5 it is referred to as
Answer: acid rain
●● The structural member that spans the top of a window or door
opening is called the
Answer: header
, ●● The device in an automobile that changes mechanical energy to
electrical energy is the
Answer: alternator
●● The force generated from the reaction of air flowing over an airplane
wing's surface is its
Answer: lift
●● The movement of energy by waves & tiny particles of light is
referred to as
Answer: radiation
●● The bold that is embedded in the top of a fountain wall, and is used
to hold the sill plate onto that foundation wall is called the
Answer: anchor bolt
●● The displacements of a/an _ wave are perpendicular to the direction
of travel of the wave
Answer: transverse
●● The rate of work done by applying force of 20 Newtons over a
distance of 30 meters in a time of 10 seconds is
Answer: 60 W
TEST BANK WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
●● A device that converts electricity into sound is a/an
Answer: speaker
●● When the length of the side adjacent to an angle is divided by the
hypotenuse of a right triangle, the result is the _ of the angle.
Answer: cosine
●● The number system that uses only 1's and 0's to represent values is
Answer: binary
●● The part of an internal combination engine in which the piston
moves up & down is the
Answer: cylinder
●● The dressed size of a 2" X 4" is
Answer: 1-5/8" x 3-1/2"
●● The first step in manually drawing an isometric circle (iso-circle) is
to
,Answer: draw the isometric square (iso-square)
●● The type of construction to build highways, dams, tunnels, & bridges
is referred to as
Answer: civil
●● In painting, a primer coat is put on wood siding and trim to
Answer: seal the wood surface
●● A drafting line with arrowheads at both ends is a
Answer: cutting plane line
●● Shipping goods in a large box which can be filled at one location,
transported via different modes, and delivered to its destination is
referred to as
Answer: containerization
●● When rain has a pH of less than 5 it is referred to as
Answer: acid rain
●● The structural member that spans the top of a window or door
opening is called the
Answer: header
, ●● The device in an automobile that changes mechanical energy to
electrical energy is the
Answer: alternator
●● The force generated from the reaction of air flowing over an airplane
wing's surface is its
Answer: lift
●● The movement of energy by waves & tiny particles of light is
referred to as
Answer: radiation
●● The bold that is embedded in the top of a fountain wall, and is used
to hold the sill plate onto that foundation wall is called the
Answer: anchor bolt
●● The displacements of a/an _ wave are perpendicular to the direction
of travel of the wave
Answer: transverse
●● The rate of work done by applying force of 20 Newtons over a
distance of 30 meters in a time of 10 seconds is
Answer: 60 W
