Technology: Engineering & Design

Chapter 22: The Structure of Transportation

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
Vehicles used on railroads are generally referred to as
A)rail-oriented vehicles (ROV).
B)rolling stock.
C)locomotives.
D)containers on flatcars (COFC).
2.
Rail passengers go to a terminal to purchase tickets, check luggage, and wait for the call to board a train. Such a terminal can be described as
A)intermodal transportation.
B)containerization of transportation.
C)facilities for freight rail transportation.
D)facilities for passenger rail transportation.
3.
The three main classes of air transportation include military aviation, general aviation, and
A)corporate aviation.
B)private aviation.
C)commercial aviation.
D)regional aviation.
4.
A barge is used to
A)transport passengers on water.
B)transport containers by rail.
C)transport military equipment.
D)transport freight on water.
5.
A large truck pulling one or more rolling platform(s) to carry heavy freight is called a
A)tractor-semi-trailer rig.
B)containerized transportation venue.
C)facility for land freight haulage.
D)rolling pipeline.
6.
A typical payload on an unmanned spacecraft is
A)food.
B)a satellite.
C)fuel.
D)water.
7.
An intermodal form of transportation called trailer on flatcar (TOFC) involves travel by rail and by
A)air.
B)highway.
C)ship.
D)pipeline.
8.
A waterway that is too shallow to allow boats and ships to pass cannot be described as
A)non-navigable.
B)useful.
C)navigable.
D)environmentally sound.
9.
A classification yard is a facility for which mode of transportation?
A)pipeline
B)water
C)space
D)rail
10.
A nose-cone-mounted spacecraft
A)is used every time a shuttle is sent up.
B)represents the leading-edge of space technology.
C)took the first astronauts in space in the mid-1900s.
D)is the only spacecraft currently in use by NASA.
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