Science 1940s

What television program was the FIRST to be seen by American consumers at the 1939 New York World’s Fair?

• The Lone Ranger

• Dragnet

• The Tournament of Roses

• The New Adventures of Superman

Which of the following colors is NOT essential for creating colorful images in a CRT television?

• yellow

• red

• green

• blue

Who created the Z3 computer in 1941?

• Arthur Zimmerman

• Konrad Zuse

• Andrew Zinn

• Karl Ziegler

A limitation of the Z3 computer was it could not

• subtract more than ten binary digits.

• subtract a series of numbers.

• perform calculations with over twenty-two binary digits.

• divide numbers using binary code.

How did the U.S. Army use ENIAC computer during World War II?

• It configured wind, speed, and velocity for pilots.

• It calculated the costs of artillery used in the war.

• It measured the number of Germany’s machines that had been destroyed.

• It created firing tables for accurately shooting at targets.

What was the FIRST commercial computer?

• Colossus

• ENIAC

• Mark I

• UNIVAC

What part of the aqualung controls the air flow from the tank?

• regulator

• cylinder
  

• buoyancy control device

• backplate

Which of the following was invented by Dr. Willem Kolff?

• calculator

• kidney dialysis machine

• antibiotic medicine

• aqualung

RADAR is an acronym for

• Radio Distance and Range

• Radio Determining Response

• Radio Delay Relaying

• Radio Detection and Ranging

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

The first practical radar system was developed in the United States and .

• Japan

• Germany
• France

• Britain