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What is a non-rigid airship called?Read the answer and worked solution →What does UAV stand for in air travel?Read the answer and worked solution →A train runs on two parallel steel bars. What are these bars called?Read the answer and worked solution →The timber, concrete or steel beams under a railway track are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the distance kept between the two rails of a track called?Read the answer and worked solution →In a train, which part pulls the unpowered coaches along?Read the answer and worked solution →Which rail vehicle usually runs on tracks laid into city streets?Read the answer and worked solution →Which railway power source can a locomotive use besides steam and diesel?Read the answer and worked solution →Since the 1980s, which type of train has become the main way to move general freight?Read the answer and worked solution →A railway with three or four rails so that trains of two gauges can use it is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →What extra rail helps a railway climb a very steep slope?Read the answer and worked solution →What is an automobile?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a drawback of building many roads in a city?Read the answer and worked solution →For goods moved over a long distance, what usually takes them the first and last part of the trip?Read the answer and worked solution →Every watercraft must be able to float. Which part is therefore most important in its building?Read the answer and worked solution →In the first steam ships, the steam engine turned a paddle wheel or what else?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is true of modern sea transport?Read the answer and worked solution →Which mode of transport sends liquids and gases such as petroleum through a pipe?Read the answer and worked solution →Cable transport, such as a ropeway, is most commonly used where the land is what?Read the answer and worked solution →What force moves a rider along a zip line?Read the answer and worked solution →Drones are now used in some poor regions to carry what important item?Read the answer and worked solution →What is spaceflight most often used to carry into Earth orbit?Read the answer and worked solution →What is public transport?Read the answer and worked solution →Which vehicle is very flexible for a passenger but more expensive than a bus?Read the answer and worked solution →What is an ambulance used for?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cargo is typically moved as bulk transport?Read the answer and worked solution →What did standard ISO containers change about shipping goods?Read the answer and worked solution →When did the first railway line in India begin running in Madras, between Red Hills and Chintadripet?Read the answer and worked solution →Eastern India's first passenger train ran from Howrah to which place in 1854?Read the answer and worked solution →What were the Thane viaducts, built in 1854 on the Mumbai line, the first of in India?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What is a non-rigid airship called?

  1. Blimp
  2. Zeppelin
  3. Glider
  4. Gyroplane
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Correct answer: A. Blimp

1. Airships are of three kinds: rigid, semi-rigid and non-rigid. 2. The non-rigid kind is called a blimp. 3. A zeppelin is a rigid airship, and a glider or gyroplane is not an airship at all. _Source: Wikipedia, Transport, section Air_

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What does UAV stand for in air travel?

  1. Universal air vehicle
  2. United aircraft venture
  3. Unpowered airborne vessel
  4. Unmanned aerial vehicle
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Correct answer: D. Unmanned aerial vehicle

1. UAV is a short form used for drones. 2. It stands for unmanned aerial vehicle, an aircraft flown by remote control or on its own. 3. The other expansions are not real terms for drones. _Source: Wikipedia, Transport, section Air_

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A train runs on two parallel steel bars. What are these bars called?

  1. Sleepers
  2. Wires
  3. Rails
  4. Platforms
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Correct answer: C. Rails

1. A railway track has two parallel steel bars for the wheels to run on. 2. These bars are called rails. 3. Sleepers are the cross beams that hold the rails, and platforms are for passengers. _Source: Wikipedia, Transport, section Rail_

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