Technology: Engineering & Design

Chapter 21: Transportation Fundamentals

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
A change in value brought about by transportation is called
A)transportation advantage.
B)modal utility.
C)time and place utility.
D)economic vitality.
2.
The federal agency that controls air traffic above the United States is
A)OSHA.
B)the IRS.
C)the Department of Defense.
D)the FAA.
3.
Which item is a transportation system facility?
A)oil tanker
B)sailboat
C)cruise ship
D)dock
4.
The technology that relies on orbiting satellites to guide transportation systems is
A)the global positioning system (GPS).
B)the ways-and-routes network.
C)the international aviation network (IAN).
D)the interstate highway system.
5.
Suppose you drive Interstate 80 between Springfield, Illinois, and Chicago, Illinois. You could characterize this trip as
A)interstate travel
B)intrastate travel.
C)modal travel.
D)intracity travel.
6.
Which phrase best defines transportation?
A)trains, buses, boats, and airplanes
B)inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback
C)an engineered, organized way to move goods and people
D)moving from place A to place B
7.
Chunks of coal are piled in a railroad car. This is an example of
A)block freight.
B)bulk cargo.
C)gridlock.
D)break bulk cargo.
8.
Specific areas set aside for use by transportation systems are called
A)ways.
B)vehicles.
C)pipelines.
D)routes.
9.
The two main categories of transportation processes are
A)vehicular and nonvehicular processes.
B)management and production processes.
C)interstate and intrastate processes.
D)air and ground processes.
10.
A conveyor belt in a postal processing center carries mail packages from one part of the building to another. This type of transportation can be classified as
A)nonmodal transportation.
B)intercity transportation.
C)value-added transportation.
D)on-site transportation.
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