Traffic Light Control Systems Quiz

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What is a 'phase' in the context of traffic signals?

A type of signal group terminology

A sophisticated computerized control system

A mechanism used for coordinating traffic and pedestrian movement

A period of time during which a set of traffic movements receive a green signal (correct)

Who developed the first automated system for controlling traffic signals?

Thomas Edison

Leonard Casciato and Josef Kates (correct)

Nikola Tesla

Alexander Graham Bell

What is the purpose of a variety of different control systems used in traffic lights?

To increase delays for people using the junction

To complicate the traffic management process

To reduce the need for traffic lights

To ensure smooth and safe movement of traffic and pedestrians (correct)

What is the terminology used in Australia and New Zealand for a period of time during which a set of traffic movements receive a green signal?

Phase Signup and view all the answers

What was the year when the first automated system for controlling traffic signals was used in Toronto?

1954 Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of iron in vertebrates?

Transporting blood and oxygen Signup and view all the answers

What is the average iron content in the adult human body?

0.005% of body weight Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of iron-containing proteins in higher organisms?

Transporting and storing oxygen Signup and view all the answers

What hypothesis suggests that iron was a central component of the environment of early life?

Iron–sulfur world hypothesis Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of iron–sulfur clusters in biological systems?

Participating in electron transfer Signup and view all the answers

Traffic Light Control Systems Quiz

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What is a 'phase' in the context of traffic signals?

Who developed the first automated system for controlling traffic signals?

What is the purpose of a variety of different control systems used in traffic lights?

What is the terminology used in Australia and New Zealand for a period of time during which a set of traffic movements receive a green signal?

What was the year when the first automated system for controlling traffic signals was used in Toronto?

What is the primary role of iron in vertebrates?

What is the average iron content in the adult human body?

What is the main function of iron-containing proteins in higher organisms?

What hypothesis suggests that iron was a central component of the environment of early life?

What is the primary role of iron–sulfur clusters in biological systems?

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