CAP Billy Mitchell Aerospace Review Questions with Certified Solutions

CAP Billy Mitchell Aerospace Review Questions with Certified Solutions A heading indicator is also known as a... Directional Gyro Which of the following is NOT true regarding microbursts? Microbursts usually occur gradually, thus allowing a pilot time to react Which of the following provides energy that caused our atmosphere to move both horizontally and vertically? The Sun What rocket was used to launch the first manned Apollo mission, Apollo 7? Saturn IB What temperature scale is based on absolute zero and commonly used by scientists? Kelvin Who developed a technique called spin stabilization? William Hale What is the definition for orbit? The path a satellite takes around a celestial body What US manned space program was the first to use a two man capsule? Gemini The approximate daily dosage of radiation on the International Space Station is equivalent to how many chest x-rays? About 8 Who was the first American to orbit the Earth? John Glenn In July of 2008, which NASA spacecraft confirmed water on Mars? Phoenix Lander What is the most widely accepted altitude where space begins? 62 miles What altitude does NASA say space begins? 76 miles Which of the following pairs are NOT examples of NASA spinoffs? Tang; Velcro What term is described as a giant dirty snowball composed of frozen gases, water, dust, and icy lumps that sheds itself as it moves, leaving a long tail? Comet Which of Jupiter's moons is described as "a giant pizza covered with melted cheese and splotches of tomato and ripe olives"? Io How many Jupiters could fit inside the sun? 915 The four cycles of a four cycle engine are intake, ________, ignition/power, and exhaust. Compression Who is known as the "Father or Modern Astronautics"? Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Who was the first female commander of a Space Shuttle? Eileen Collins What does Newton's third law of motion state? For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction According to Newton's second law of motion, what happens to acceleration if the mass increases? If mass increases, acceleration decreases