Chapter 05

Transportation

Test your knowledge

Chapter 5: Transportation Quiz

Test your knowledge of the transportation chapter material!

1 / 10

_____ is the percentage of available seats occupied by paying passengers.

2 / 10

True or false: Commercial air travel is by far the safest form of travel in the U.S.

3 / 10

True or false: The business of transportation is very impactful to the national and local economy.

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True or false: U.S. airlines are government-regulated, meaning there is federal control over things as fares, routes, and market entry of new airlines.

5 / 10

Where could you find safety information specific to railroads?

6 / 10

Which of the following resources from The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) can give you a starting place for a local story?

7 / 10

Railroads must file with the ________ if they want to abandon services that generate little traffic or are no longer used.

8 / 10

_______ is a practice in the airline industry where an airline clusters their flights at their hub to arrive and depart within short periods of time to reduce connection times for passengers.

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True or false: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regulates safety and can enact new rules pertaining to it.

10 / 10

True or false: It will not matter if you are familiar with the industry equipment when speaking with executives, pilots, or engineers.

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