CAP BILLY MITCHELL AEROSPACE TEST STUDY.FINAL EXAM 2026\2027.
As part of commercial space travel, Virgin Galactic offers paying passenger trips to space aboard
what space vehicle?
The Shepard rocket
What senses changes in air pressure and gives the pilot a rate of climb?
The vertical speed indicator
Why did Apollo 13 have to abort its landing on the Moon?
Due to loss of service module cryogenic oxygen
What is true about solar eclipses?
occurs during daylight hours when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth
In France, whose idea of launching rockets through tubes became the forerunner of the bazooka?
Jean Froissart
A wing-mounted airplane engine is often covered with a streamlined enclosure called a
Nacelle
What two planets are so similar that they are called the twin planets?
Uranus and Neptune
What is a mission of a LANDSAT?
locates natural resources and monitors conditions on the Earth's surface
How does Bernoulli's principle affect the design of airplane wings?
Air flows faster over the top of the wing and slower underneath
What is NOT true regarding cumulus clouds?
Cumulus Nimbus clouds indicate good weather
What is the geocentric theory?
Earth is the center of the Universe
In order to stay in orbit around Earth, an object must be at an altitude of at least how many miles?
80 or 90 miles (129 to 145 km)
What is the name of the company that won the Ansari X-Prize
Mojave Aerospace Ventures
One knot is equivalent to how many miles per hour?
1.15 mph
During a fall or spring equinox, what area of Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
The equator
, CAP BILLY MITCHELL AEROSPACE TEST STUDY.FINAL EXAM 2026\2027.
Changes can be made, if necessary, to an unmanned rocket's trajectory provided that the
guidance system includes a radio link between the rocket's guidance system and what/who?
The Mission Controllers
What is NOT true about Mars
There is not water on Mars
What kind of system is the command-and-control function of a satellite?
Satellite control system (SCS)
What astronomer first used the term "satellites" to describe the moons of Jupiter that he could
see?
Galileo Galilei
Space, as described by the Air Force and NASA, begins at an altitude of _____ miles.
An altitude of 100 km (62 miles)
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Astronautics"?
Tsiolkovsky
What percentage of all of the atmosphere's air is located below 18,000 feet above sea level?
50%
Why does the planet Uranus have 42 years of daylight followed by 42 years of night?
parts of its orbit one or other of the poles directly face the Sun
What was the name of the first joint international space mission that took place in 1975? This
involved the linkup in space of American and Soviet manned spacecraft.
Apollo-Soyuz
What type of front occurs when the air moving into the area is colder than the present air,
causing the heavier, colder air to push the warmer air up and out of the way?
Cold Front
What word describes the heat energy emitted from the Sun that is both good and bad?
Radiation
The measure of the brightness of a star as viewed from Earth is called
apparent magnitude
What is best describes our Sun?
Medium sized and expected to live for billions of years
How can Newton's second law of motion be written correctly as an equation?
Force = Mass x Acceleration (F = M x A)
What classification of stars has the highest temperature?
o
In 1957, what country launched the first manmade satellite?
As part of commercial space travel, Virgin Galactic offers paying passenger trips to space aboard
what space vehicle?
The Shepard rocket
What senses changes in air pressure and gives the pilot a rate of climb?
The vertical speed indicator
Why did Apollo 13 have to abort its landing on the Moon?
Due to loss of service module cryogenic oxygen
What is true about solar eclipses?
occurs during daylight hours when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth
In France, whose idea of launching rockets through tubes became the forerunner of the bazooka?
Jean Froissart
A wing-mounted airplane engine is often covered with a streamlined enclosure called a
Nacelle
What two planets are so similar that they are called the twin planets?
Uranus and Neptune
What is a mission of a LANDSAT?
locates natural resources and monitors conditions on the Earth's surface
How does Bernoulli's principle affect the design of airplane wings?
Air flows faster over the top of the wing and slower underneath
What is NOT true regarding cumulus clouds?
Cumulus Nimbus clouds indicate good weather
What is the geocentric theory?
Earth is the center of the Universe
In order to stay in orbit around Earth, an object must be at an altitude of at least how many miles?
80 or 90 miles (129 to 145 km)
What is the name of the company that won the Ansari X-Prize
Mojave Aerospace Ventures
One knot is equivalent to how many miles per hour?
1.15 mph
During a fall or spring equinox, what area of Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
The equator
, CAP BILLY MITCHELL AEROSPACE TEST STUDY.FINAL EXAM 2026\2027.
Changes can be made, if necessary, to an unmanned rocket's trajectory provided that the
guidance system includes a radio link between the rocket's guidance system and what/who?
The Mission Controllers
What is NOT true about Mars
There is not water on Mars
What kind of system is the command-and-control function of a satellite?
Satellite control system (SCS)
What astronomer first used the term "satellites" to describe the moons of Jupiter that he could
see?
Galileo Galilei
Space, as described by the Air Force and NASA, begins at an altitude of _____ miles.
An altitude of 100 km (62 miles)
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Astronautics"?
Tsiolkovsky
What percentage of all of the atmosphere's air is located below 18,000 feet above sea level?
50%
Why does the planet Uranus have 42 years of daylight followed by 42 years of night?
parts of its orbit one or other of the poles directly face the Sun
What was the name of the first joint international space mission that took place in 1975? This
involved the linkup in space of American and Soviet manned spacecraft.
Apollo-Soyuz
What type of front occurs when the air moving into the area is colder than the present air,
causing the heavier, colder air to push the warmer air up and out of the way?
Cold Front
What word describes the heat energy emitted from the Sun that is both good and bad?
Radiation
The measure of the brightness of a star as viewed from Earth is called
apparent magnitude
What is best describes our Sun?
Medium sized and expected to live for billions of years
How can Newton's second law of motion be written correctly as an equation?
Force = Mass x Acceleration (F = M x A)
What classification of stars has the highest temperature?
o
In 1957, what country launched the first manmade satellite?
