TSA TECH BOWL PRACTICE
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. Metal conducts electricity better as it becomes: - correct
answer-Colder
2. What is a linear element used to span a gap between two
supports? - correct answer-Beam
3. A(n) ____________ is used to transfer a boat from one level
of a waterway to another level. - correct answer-Lock
4. In 1979, where was the nuclear power plant accident in
Pennsylvania? - correct answer-Three Mile Island
5. One problem with portable CD players is that when jarred
suddenly, the optical pickup is thrown out of position. This
problem is called: - correct answer-Seeking
,6. _________ include buildings, utilities, office supplies, taxes,
and advertising. - correct answer-Overhead costs
7. Around 2500 BC, the earliest form of paper was made from
the papyrus plant by the: - correct answer-Egyptians
8. A graphic means of describing a sequence of steps in a
process is a(n): - correct answer-Flow Chart
9. What is an opening spawned by the collection of wedged
shaped pieces held together by pressure on one another? -
correct answer-Arch
10. This type of mining operation is done when the coal is
relatively near the surface of the earth (no deeper than 120
feet). - correct answer-Strip Mining
11. What device measures the speed of the engine's rotating
motion? - correct answer-Tachometer
, 12. Artificial limb technology by the interaction of medical
science and engineering: - correct answer-Prosthetics
13. What is the set of lines in drafting called? - correct answer-
Alphabet of Lines
14. Which inventor created the first practical calculating
machine in 1642? - correct answer-Pascal
15. The protective shield around the Earth that absorbs much
of the sun's ultraviolet radiation is the: - correct answer-
Ozone Layer
16. Toothed wheels used to transmit power between
components of a machine. - correct answer-Gears
17. In what year did this student organization change its name
to TSA? - correct answer-1988
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. Metal conducts electricity better as it becomes: - correct
answer-Colder
2. What is a linear element used to span a gap between two
supports? - correct answer-Beam
3. A(n) ____________ is used to transfer a boat from one level
of a waterway to another level. - correct answer-Lock
4. In 1979, where was the nuclear power plant accident in
Pennsylvania? - correct answer-Three Mile Island
5. One problem with portable CD players is that when jarred
suddenly, the optical pickup is thrown out of position. This
problem is called: - correct answer-Seeking
,6. _________ include buildings, utilities, office supplies, taxes,
and advertising. - correct answer-Overhead costs
7. Around 2500 BC, the earliest form of paper was made from
the papyrus plant by the: - correct answer-Egyptians
8. A graphic means of describing a sequence of steps in a
process is a(n): - correct answer-Flow Chart
9. What is an opening spawned by the collection of wedged
shaped pieces held together by pressure on one another? -
correct answer-Arch
10. This type of mining operation is done when the coal is
relatively near the surface of the earth (no deeper than 120
feet). - correct answer-Strip Mining
11. What device measures the speed of the engine's rotating
motion? - correct answer-Tachometer
, 12. Artificial limb technology by the interaction of medical
science and engineering: - correct answer-Prosthetics
13. What is the set of lines in drafting called? - correct answer-
Alphabet of Lines
14. Which inventor created the first practical calculating
machine in 1642? - correct answer-Pascal
15. The protective shield around the Earth that absorbs much
of the sun's ultraviolet radiation is the: - correct answer-
Ozone Layer
16. Toothed wheels used to transmit power between
components of a machine. - correct answer-Gears
17. In what year did this student organization change its name
to TSA? - correct answer-1988
