The engine is called a powerplant because it Universe
___________ is used to run other accessories,
such as the electrical system, cockpit heat and
air-conditioning. - ANSWER -Energy What are the two artificial forces acting on an
airplane? - ANSWER -Thrust, lift
What is the part of the sun that gives off light? -
ANSWER -Photosphere In what year was the first American launched into
space? - ANSWER -1961
A(n) __________ can be tilted to control the
direction of the rocket - ANSWER -Vane On the satellite, what is used to steer and control
the direction of the satellite? - ANSWER -
Altitude control system ACS
Which is the only known planet to rotate in a
clockwise manner? - ANSWER -Venus
The sun and the bodies that orbit around it best
defines? - ANSWER -The solar system
A_____________ uses energy of the
environment and every method possible to find
lift and ride it to a greater height. - In what year did communication satellites begin?
ANSWER -Sailplane - ANSWER -1958
The jet stream usually crosses the u.s. at Air is a ____________ like water -
____________, generally moving in a west to ANSWER -Liquid
east direction. - ANSWER -30,000-35,000
One of the greatest features of the jet engine
What is the third largest planet? - power plant is _____________. -
ANSWER -Uranus ANSWER -Turbine Fan
A twelve on the beaufort scale means that the Airplane engines work more efficiently
wind speed is__________. - ANSWER -73 in_______,_________ weather. -
mph or higher ANSWER -Dense, cold
For aircraft pilots, the temperature is a concern On November 21, 1783, pilots________ and
because it affects _____________. - __________ made a historic hot air balloon flight
ANSWER -Take Off over Paris. - ANSWER -Pilatre d'Rozier and
Francois d'Arlandes
What is the geocentric theory? -
ANSWER -Earth is the center of the About how long does a moon day last? -
, CAP Mitchell Aerospace Test Questions with 100% Correct Answers
ANSWER -27 Earth Days
About how many years does it take Jupiter to
What is the name of Jupiter's moon that was revolve around the Sun? - ANSWER -11.86
discovered to have volcanic activity? -
ANSWER -Io
When a wing is tilted___________, it will create
more lift because of the increased airflow or
The term "EVA" stands for_________. - increased angle of attack. - ANSWER -
ANSWER -Extravehicular Activity Upward
When an airplane is sitting on the ramp, which of A payload may contain equipment and/or
Newton's Law does it exhibit? - ANSWER - ____________. - ANSWER -People
First
Space, as described by the Air Force and NASA,
Which of these safety rules does NOT apply to begins at an altitude of________ miles. -
steps you should take during a storm? - ANSWER -50
ANSWER -Use electrical appliances
When birds fly, most of the flapping of the wings
When a fuel mixture contains less fuel and more is done by the ____________. - ANSWER -
air, it is said to be_________. - ANSWER - outer wing
Lean
__________ has been called the father of
The starting point foe the u.s. space program modern astronautics due to his ideas, research
was the development of? - ANSWER - and vision in proposing the idea of space
Explorer 1 exploration by a rocket. - ANSWER -
Konstantin Tsiolkvsky
What tells a controller how the satellite is
functioning? - ANSWER -Telemetry What the best source regions? - ANSWER -
Polar areas farther rom the equator.
____________developed his laws of motion in
the latter part of the 17th Century. - The probes that were launched were the first to
ANSWER -Isaac Newton visit Jupiter were the ____________ probes. -
ANSWER -Pioneer
The ____________ lighting system is most
common visual glide path system and gives Which statement is true about the moon? -
pilots a visual indication of the proper approach. - ANSWER -Primarily, the moon has two
ANSWER -VASI terrains, highlands and lowlands.