2025 Tech Bowl Exam Elaborations
What official TSA color represents "the strength and determination of the technology
education students and teachers to obtain their goal?
Scarlet
What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction?
Battery
What is the process of controlling friction to reduce the wear of surfaces in rubbing contact
with each other?
Lubricating
What is mixed with the gasoline fuel for two-cycle engines?
Lubricating Oil
What is the measure of potential difference in electricity?
Voltage
Originally, many people thought of the car as a:
Horseless Carriage
Which instrument measures electrical current?
Ammeter
What is a rounded part on an object that makes smooth transition from one surface to
another?
Fillet
Skylab, the first US space station, still orbits the Earth today.
(T/F) False
In house construction, which of the following is the normal spacing of studs in a house
frame?
16" on center
what is a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments containing air at
different pressures.
Airlock
MIPS, a common speed measurement for computers, stands for:
Millions of Instructions per Second
Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as:
Phonemes
What is the typical alternating current voltage from a wall receptacle in the United States and
Canada?
110V
In a drawing, all the points about an object that cannot be indicated on the drawing are given
as:
Specifications
In business jargon, what does CEO stand for?
Chief Executive Officer
What is a manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit?
Switch
Which federal organization describes its mission as "protecting the electromagnetic
spectrum?"
FCC
Which is the process used to find new ideas and develop them into successful products.
Research and Development
, The line that can be easily calculated by the difference in y-coordinates divided by the
difference in x-coordinates.
Slope
Soldering, welding, and ___________ are the three ways to join metals together.
Brazing
Who was the first person to hear a human voice transmitted by the telephone?
Thomas Watson
Which are the people who buy and use products.
Consumers
What are two ways to form metals?
Casting and Forging
What are the four types of TSA membership?
Active, Alumni, Professional, Honorary/Honorary Life
What is the refrigerant frequently used in electric cooling units?
Freon
The three main sources of oil are tar sands, oil pockets, and oil Shale
Vector processing is measured in:
Megaflops
What is used to measure cylindrical objects.
Calipers
Who is often credited as the "founder" of nanotechnology?
Richard Feynman
What is a combination of CAD and CAM systems?
CNC
The number of _________ of freedom for a robot is given by the number of directions of
movement. Degrees
A fine material carried high in the air and deposited far from its place of origin is known as:
Loess
How many officers serve on an officer team?
6
A(n) ___________ system moves people or freight from a point origin to a point of
destination. Transportation
In 1949, a Cambridge University team developed the world's first large-scale computer
designed to store its own programs. What was its name? Mark I
A substance which speeds up the curing of a compound when added in quantity is a(n):
Accelerator
A t-square is used to draw lines.
Horizontal
Most training in industry is done:
On the job
What publication does TSA reference for Parliamentary Procedure?
Roberts Rules of Order
Which of the following drawings is used to show the location of heating, cooling, and air
conditioning units with their related ductwork and piping?
HVAC Drawing
What is the weight of a force exerted on a structure by objects not part of that structure?
Dead load
Wankel engines are also known as.
Rotary engines
The three major classifications of water transportation vehicles are:
What official TSA color represents "the strength and determination of the technology
education students and teachers to obtain their goal?
Scarlet
What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction?
Battery
What is the process of controlling friction to reduce the wear of surfaces in rubbing contact
with each other?
Lubricating
What is mixed with the gasoline fuel for two-cycle engines?
Lubricating Oil
What is the measure of potential difference in electricity?
Voltage
Originally, many people thought of the car as a:
Horseless Carriage
Which instrument measures electrical current?
Ammeter
What is a rounded part on an object that makes smooth transition from one surface to
another?
Fillet
Skylab, the first US space station, still orbits the Earth today.
(T/F) False
In house construction, which of the following is the normal spacing of studs in a house
frame?
16" on center
what is a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments containing air at
different pressures.
Airlock
MIPS, a common speed measurement for computers, stands for:
Millions of Instructions per Second
Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as:
Phonemes
What is the typical alternating current voltage from a wall receptacle in the United States and
Canada?
110V
In a drawing, all the points about an object that cannot be indicated on the drawing are given
as:
Specifications
In business jargon, what does CEO stand for?
Chief Executive Officer
What is a manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit?
Switch
Which federal organization describes its mission as "protecting the electromagnetic
spectrum?"
FCC
Which is the process used to find new ideas and develop them into successful products.
Research and Development
, The line that can be easily calculated by the difference in y-coordinates divided by the
difference in x-coordinates.
Slope
Soldering, welding, and ___________ are the three ways to join metals together.
Brazing
Who was the first person to hear a human voice transmitted by the telephone?
Thomas Watson
Which are the people who buy and use products.
Consumers
What are two ways to form metals?
Casting and Forging
What are the four types of TSA membership?
Active, Alumni, Professional, Honorary/Honorary Life
What is the refrigerant frequently used in electric cooling units?
Freon
The three main sources of oil are tar sands, oil pockets, and oil Shale
Vector processing is measured in:
Megaflops
What is used to measure cylindrical objects.
Calipers
Who is often credited as the "founder" of nanotechnology?
Richard Feynman
What is a combination of CAD and CAM systems?
CNC
The number of _________ of freedom for a robot is given by the number of directions of
movement. Degrees
A fine material carried high in the air and deposited far from its place of origin is known as:
Loess
How many officers serve on an officer team?
6
A(n) ___________ system moves people or freight from a point origin to a point of
destination. Transportation
In 1949, a Cambridge University team developed the world's first large-scale computer
designed to store its own programs. What was its name? Mark I
A substance which speeds up the curing of a compound when added in quantity is a(n):
Accelerator
A t-square is used to draw lines.
Horizontal
Most training in industry is done:
On the job
What publication does TSA reference for Parliamentary Procedure?
Roberts Rules of Order
Which of the following drawings is used to show the location of heating, cooling, and air
conditioning units with their related ductwork and piping?
HVAC Drawing
What is the weight of a force exerted on a structure by objects not part of that structure?
Dead load
Wankel engines are also known as.
Rotary engines
The three major classifications of water transportation vehicles are:
