Extra Tie-Breaker questions Flashcards
Who invented the Model T car in 1908?
Henry Ford
What is the term for a test conducted in three phases to decide if a drug is safe and effective?
Clinical Test
What is the name of the device that transforms energy from a flowing stream of fluid into rotating mechanical energy?
Turbine
Who sent the first ever telegraph line (sent from Washington, DC to Baltimore) in May of 1844?
Samuel Morse
What name is given to the aerodynamic force that acts against the movement of an aircraft?
Drag
What is the term for a computer’s way of storing information, often temporarily, so that it can be quickly accessed?
Cache
What is the noun for a body’s abnormal reaction to certain foods or environmental substances?
Allergy
What is the lowest denomination of life thought to be possible?
Cell
What is the term for any piece of software that is freely available and openly licensed?
Open Source Software
What is the term for an opinion given by a cost consultant on the value of a property or home?
Appraisal
What is a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator?
Capacitor
What is the term for the rate at which blood flows through the body?
Blood Pressure
