CAP AEROSPACE MITCHELL TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a real danger for low ear orbiting satellites? - Correct
Answers -Volcanic Eruptions
What is the goal of NASA? - Correct Answers -Peaceful exploration of space for the
benefit of all humankind
Who discovered the relationship between pressure and fluids in motion that became the
cornerstone of the theory of aerofoil lift? - Correct Answers -Daniel Bernoulli
In what year did communication satellites begin? - Correct Answers -1964
What is the most important element of our solar system? - Correct Answers -the Sun
Which of the following is not true about solar eclipses? - Correct Answers -They occur
during the daylight hours when the sun is directly between the moon and the earth
If the pilot moves the control yoke to the left or the right, it affects the ailerons which
then creates/affects which of the following motions? - Correct Answers -roll
how many flights were in the Gemini program? - Correct Answers -10
What is the name of our galaxy? - Correct Answers -Milky Way
___________ is a measure of the brightness of a star - Correct Answers -Magnitude
What does newtons third law of motion state? - Correct Answers -For every action there
is an equal and opposite reaction
According to the Heliocentric Theory what was at the center of the Universe? - Correct
Answers -the Sun
What started the race for space between the US and the USSR? - Correct Answers -
The launch of Sputnik I into space
What is the standard air pressure at sea level? - Correct Answers -14.7 pounds per
square inch,29.92 inches of mercury, or 1013.2 millibars.
, which of the following is a precise navigational satellite that offers a precise positioning
service? - Correct Answers -GPS
The measure of the brightness of a star as viewed from earth is called - Correct
Answers -Apparent magnitude
What kind of star might result in becoming a black hole? - Correct Answers -a very hot,
high mass star
What is the name of the world's first artificial (man-made) satellite that successfully
orbited earth? - Correct Answers -Sputnik I
How does Bernoulli's principle affect the design of airplane wings? - Correct Answers -
The wings are designed to make air go faster over the top
Newtons ___________ law of motion states, "An object at rest stays at rest unless
acted upon by an outside, unbalanced force. - Correct Answers -First
Who was the world's first person to "walk in space" (and perform an EVA)? - Correct
Answers -Alexei Leonov
A glass cockpit __________ - Correct Answers -reduces the pilot's workload and at the
same time gives the pilot situational awareness
What color are the hottest stars in terms of surface temperature? - Correct Answers -
Blue
A satellite collects information and sends it back to the ground-station. What is this
information called? - Correct Answers -telemetry
In case of crash emergencies, OSHA requires civilian aircraft to carry which of the
following devices? - Correct Answers -Emergency Locator Transmitter. (ELT)
Which of the following does not fit the definition of a planet? - Correct Answers -Here
are the correct definitions: "a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has
sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a
hydro static equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood
around its orbit
How is the pressure on the outside of a plane and inside a human ear affected during a
landing? - Correct Answers -the outside pressure increases so the pressure inside our
ear is lower.
What are the Van Allen belts? - Correct Answers -radiation belts around the earth filled
with charged particles
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a real danger for low ear orbiting satellites? - Correct
Answers -Volcanic Eruptions
What is the goal of NASA? - Correct Answers -Peaceful exploration of space for the
benefit of all humankind
Who discovered the relationship between pressure and fluids in motion that became the
cornerstone of the theory of aerofoil lift? - Correct Answers -Daniel Bernoulli
In what year did communication satellites begin? - Correct Answers -1964
What is the most important element of our solar system? - Correct Answers -the Sun
Which of the following is not true about solar eclipses? - Correct Answers -They occur
during the daylight hours when the sun is directly between the moon and the earth
If the pilot moves the control yoke to the left or the right, it affects the ailerons which
then creates/affects which of the following motions? - Correct Answers -roll
how many flights were in the Gemini program? - Correct Answers -10
What is the name of our galaxy? - Correct Answers -Milky Way
___________ is a measure of the brightness of a star - Correct Answers -Magnitude
What does newtons third law of motion state? - Correct Answers -For every action there
is an equal and opposite reaction
According to the Heliocentric Theory what was at the center of the Universe? - Correct
Answers -the Sun
What started the race for space between the US and the USSR? - Correct Answers -
The launch of Sputnik I into space
What is the standard air pressure at sea level? - Correct Answers -14.7 pounds per
square inch,29.92 inches of mercury, or 1013.2 millibars.
, which of the following is a precise navigational satellite that offers a precise positioning
service? - Correct Answers -GPS
The measure of the brightness of a star as viewed from earth is called - Correct
Answers -Apparent magnitude
What kind of star might result in becoming a black hole? - Correct Answers -a very hot,
high mass star
What is the name of the world's first artificial (man-made) satellite that successfully
orbited earth? - Correct Answers -Sputnik I
How does Bernoulli's principle affect the design of airplane wings? - Correct Answers -
The wings are designed to make air go faster over the top
Newtons ___________ law of motion states, "An object at rest stays at rest unless
acted upon by an outside, unbalanced force. - Correct Answers -First
Who was the world's first person to "walk in space" (and perform an EVA)? - Correct
Answers -Alexei Leonov
A glass cockpit __________ - Correct Answers -reduces the pilot's workload and at the
same time gives the pilot situational awareness
What color are the hottest stars in terms of surface temperature? - Correct Answers -
Blue
A satellite collects information and sends it back to the ground-station. What is this
information called? - Correct Answers -telemetry
In case of crash emergencies, OSHA requires civilian aircraft to carry which of the
following devices? - Correct Answers -Emergency Locator Transmitter. (ELT)
Which of the following does not fit the definition of a planet? - Correct Answers -Here
are the correct definitions: "a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has
sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a
hydro static equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood
around its orbit
How is the pressure on the outside of a plane and inside a human ear affected during a
landing? - Correct Answers -the outside pressure increases so the pressure inside our
ear is lower.
What are the Van Allen belts? - Correct Answers -radiation belts around the earth filled
with charged particles
