CAP Mitchell Aerospace Test quiz with
correct answers
__________ has been called the father of modern astronautics due to his ideas, research and vision in proposing the idea of space exploration by
a rocket. - CORRECT ANSWER-Konstantin Tsiolkvsky
___________ are the strips of very strong material along the vertical length of a hot air balloon that attach the envelope to the basket. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Load tapes
___________ are winds blowing towards the side of the plane. - CORRECT ANSWER-Crosswinds
____________ conducted many practical experiments with rockets in the early 20th century. - CORRECT ANSWER-Robert Goddard
_____________ impacts weather by adding to the temperature and pressure differences and air movement as well as adding an ingredient for
producing clouds. - CORRECT ANSWER-Warm air rising
______________ is the term used to describe elevations and is depicted by color tints, contour lines and shading. - CORRECT ANSWER-Relief
_______________ is defined as warm air rising. - CORRECT ANSWER-convection
____________developed his laws of motion in the latter part of the 17th Century. - CORRECT ANSWER-Isaac Newton
___________clouds are normally white, billowy, puffy clouds. - CORRECT ANSWER-cumulus
"Fossil Fuels" come from the remains of planets and prehistoric animals that were provided energy by the ___________ millions of years ago and
over time these remains were converted into "fossil fuels". - CORRECT ANSWER-Sun
A (hydrogen) gas balloon has ___________ lifting power compared to a hot-air model. - CORRECT ANSWER-more
A bird uses its___________ to steer, brake, and produce drag, as well as low speed lift. - CORRECT ANSWER-tail and wing feathers
A hot air balloon operates on the principle of ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Bernoulli
A launch vehicle gives the spacecraft enough force to reach ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-orbit
A line drawn through an airfoil from its leading to the training edge is called a________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Chord
A nautical mile is __________ feet. - CORRECT ANSWER-6076
A payload may contain equipment and/or ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER-People
A tailwind is a wind that is blowing from ____________ the airplane. - CORRECT ANSWER-behind
A twelve on the beaufort scale means that the wind speed is__________. - CORRECT ANSWER-73 mph or higher
A_____________ uses energy of the environment and every method possible to find lift and ride it to a greater height. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Sailplane
A(n) __________ can be tilted to control the direction of the rocket - CORRECT ANSWER-Vane
A(n) _______________ is a control that sways while the exhaust passes through it, thus changing a rocket's direction. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Gimbaled nozzle
About how long does a moon day last? - CORRECT ANSWER-27 Earth Days
About how many years does it take Jupiter to revolve around the Sun? - CORRECT ANSWER-11.86
Air is a ____________ like water - CORRECT ANSWER-Liquid
Air is drawn in through the carburetor and passes into the engine through a series of tubes called? - CORRECT ANSWER-intake manifold
Airplane engines work more efficiently in_______,_________ weather. - CORRECT ANSWER-Dense, cold
, Airplanes evolve around power and _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER-propellers
An enormous collection of stars arranged in a particular shape? - CORRECT ANSWER-Galaxy
As air gets________ dense, it tends to get lighter, and to rise. - CORRECT ANSWER-float
Because of his book about rocket travel into outer space, ______________ caused small rocket society to get started around the world. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Herman Oberth
Besides the winds, two other conditions to pay attention to when it comes to the category of hurricanes are barometric pressure and
__________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-storm surges
By whom was the first asteroid discovered? - CORRECT ANSWER-Guiseppe Piazi
Carburetor heat can be made available by using the hot air that surrounds the ___________ system. - CORRECT ANSWER-exhaust
Colonel William Congreve increased the rocket's range from 200 to 3000 yards and these rockets were successful in battle, not because of
accuracy, but because of the________ _________ _________ ___________ __________ ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-Because of the shear
number that could be fired.
Dr. Robert Goddard achieved the first successful flight with a liquid-propellant rocket fueled by liquid __________ and gasoline. - CORRECT
ANSWER-oxygen
During which part of the flight profile does the air traffic control possibly ask the pilot to follow a specific traffic pattern? - CORRECT ANSWER-
After take off
For aircraft pilots, the temperature is a concern because it affects _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Take Off
Generally fog forms the temperature and dew point are within __________ degrees of each other and the winds are light. - CORRECT ANSWER-
5
Halley's comet reappears every ___________ years. - CORRECT ANSWER-76
Hero's engine was propelled by___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Steam
How far from the launch point did the first successful manned, powered flight (in a balloon) go? - CORRECT ANSWER-5 miles
How long does it take Neptune to complete an orbit? - CORRECT ANSWER-165 Years
How long have rocket experimenters had a scientific basis for understanding how long a rocket works? - CORRECT ANSWER-300
How long into flight was it before the reusable boosters fell off the space shuttle? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 min.
How many flights were there in the gemini program? - CORRECT ANSWER-10
How many years does it take Saturn to revolve around the sun? - CORRECT ANSWER-29 years
If a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it is called a(n) ________ . - CORRECT ANSWER-meter
If a runway has the number 18 on it, this is actually ____________ clockwise from Magnetic North. - CORRECT ANSWER-180 degrees
If you go outside on a windy day and notice twigs and small branches broken off trees than, according to the Beaufort scale, the wind speed is
estimated at ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-39-46
If________ chokes the carburetor, the engine will quit. - CORRECT ANSWER-Icing
In 1975, which series of Space Probe explored the environment of Mars? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vikings
In 1997, the spacecraft Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous(NEAR) made a close encounter with what asteroid? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mathilde
In a four stroke (five even) operating cycle of a reciprocating engine the first stroke occurs when the piston moves downward and simultaneously
a(n) ____________ valve opens. - CORRECT ANSWER-Intake
In a jet engine, hot gases are expelled through the tail pipe, creating__________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Thrust
In designing a small airport with only on runway careful consideration is given to the _____________ surrounding the airport. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Prevailing winds
In England, Roger Bacon improved the forms of Gun Powder, which increased_________ of the rocket. - CORRECT ANSWER-Range
In the 15 century, a frenchman named_____________ improved the accuracy of rockets by launching them through tubes. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Jean Froissart
In the V-2 rocket, there was a container near the guidebeam and radio command receivers that contained a mixture of ___________ and water. -
CORRECT ANSWER-oxygen
In what year did communication satellites begin? - CORRECT ANSWER-1958
In what year did the first weather satellite launched? - CORRECT ANSWER-1960
In what year was the first American launched into space? - CORRECT ANSWER-1961
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard the Mercury capsule. It lasted _________. - CORRECT ANSWER-4h55min
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, took a photo of __________ planting the U.S flag on the moon. - CORRECT ANSWER-Buzz Aldrin
correct answers
__________ has been called the father of modern astronautics due to his ideas, research and vision in proposing the idea of space exploration by
a rocket. - CORRECT ANSWER-Konstantin Tsiolkvsky
___________ are the strips of very strong material along the vertical length of a hot air balloon that attach the envelope to the basket. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Load tapes
___________ are winds blowing towards the side of the plane. - CORRECT ANSWER-Crosswinds
____________ conducted many practical experiments with rockets in the early 20th century. - CORRECT ANSWER-Robert Goddard
_____________ impacts weather by adding to the temperature and pressure differences and air movement as well as adding an ingredient for
producing clouds. - CORRECT ANSWER-Warm air rising
______________ is the term used to describe elevations and is depicted by color tints, contour lines and shading. - CORRECT ANSWER-Relief
_______________ is defined as warm air rising. - CORRECT ANSWER-convection
____________developed his laws of motion in the latter part of the 17th Century. - CORRECT ANSWER-Isaac Newton
___________clouds are normally white, billowy, puffy clouds. - CORRECT ANSWER-cumulus
"Fossil Fuels" come from the remains of planets and prehistoric animals that were provided energy by the ___________ millions of years ago and
over time these remains were converted into "fossil fuels". - CORRECT ANSWER-Sun
A (hydrogen) gas balloon has ___________ lifting power compared to a hot-air model. - CORRECT ANSWER-more
A bird uses its___________ to steer, brake, and produce drag, as well as low speed lift. - CORRECT ANSWER-tail and wing feathers
A hot air balloon operates on the principle of ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Bernoulli
A launch vehicle gives the spacecraft enough force to reach ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-orbit
A line drawn through an airfoil from its leading to the training edge is called a________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Chord
A nautical mile is __________ feet. - CORRECT ANSWER-6076
A payload may contain equipment and/or ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER-People
A tailwind is a wind that is blowing from ____________ the airplane. - CORRECT ANSWER-behind
A twelve on the beaufort scale means that the wind speed is__________. - CORRECT ANSWER-73 mph or higher
A_____________ uses energy of the environment and every method possible to find lift and ride it to a greater height. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Sailplane
A(n) __________ can be tilted to control the direction of the rocket - CORRECT ANSWER-Vane
A(n) _______________ is a control that sways while the exhaust passes through it, thus changing a rocket's direction. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Gimbaled nozzle
About how long does a moon day last? - CORRECT ANSWER-27 Earth Days
About how many years does it take Jupiter to revolve around the Sun? - CORRECT ANSWER-11.86
Air is a ____________ like water - CORRECT ANSWER-Liquid
Air is drawn in through the carburetor and passes into the engine through a series of tubes called? - CORRECT ANSWER-intake manifold
Airplane engines work more efficiently in_______,_________ weather. - CORRECT ANSWER-Dense, cold
, Airplanes evolve around power and _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER-propellers
An enormous collection of stars arranged in a particular shape? - CORRECT ANSWER-Galaxy
As air gets________ dense, it tends to get lighter, and to rise. - CORRECT ANSWER-float
Because of his book about rocket travel into outer space, ______________ caused small rocket society to get started around the world. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Herman Oberth
Besides the winds, two other conditions to pay attention to when it comes to the category of hurricanes are barometric pressure and
__________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-storm surges
By whom was the first asteroid discovered? - CORRECT ANSWER-Guiseppe Piazi
Carburetor heat can be made available by using the hot air that surrounds the ___________ system. - CORRECT ANSWER-exhaust
Colonel William Congreve increased the rocket's range from 200 to 3000 yards and these rockets were successful in battle, not because of
accuracy, but because of the________ _________ _________ ___________ __________ ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-Because of the shear
number that could be fired.
Dr. Robert Goddard achieved the first successful flight with a liquid-propellant rocket fueled by liquid __________ and gasoline. - CORRECT
ANSWER-oxygen
During which part of the flight profile does the air traffic control possibly ask the pilot to follow a specific traffic pattern? - CORRECT ANSWER-
After take off
For aircraft pilots, the temperature is a concern because it affects _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Take Off
Generally fog forms the temperature and dew point are within __________ degrees of each other and the winds are light. - CORRECT ANSWER-
5
Halley's comet reappears every ___________ years. - CORRECT ANSWER-76
Hero's engine was propelled by___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Steam
How far from the launch point did the first successful manned, powered flight (in a balloon) go? - CORRECT ANSWER-5 miles
How long does it take Neptune to complete an orbit? - CORRECT ANSWER-165 Years
How long have rocket experimenters had a scientific basis for understanding how long a rocket works? - CORRECT ANSWER-300
How long into flight was it before the reusable boosters fell off the space shuttle? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 min.
How many flights were there in the gemini program? - CORRECT ANSWER-10
How many years does it take Saturn to revolve around the sun? - CORRECT ANSWER-29 years
If a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it is called a(n) ________ . - CORRECT ANSWER-meter
If a runway has the number 18 on it, this is actually ____________ clockwise from Magnetic North. - CORRECT ANSWER-180 degrees
If you go outside on a windy day and notice twigs and small branches broken off trees than, according to the Beaufort scale, the wind speed is
estimated at ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-39-46
If________ chokes the carburetor, the engine will quit. - CORRECT ANSWER-Icing
In 1975, which series of Space Probe explored the environment of Mars? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vikings
In 1997, the spacecraft Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous(NEAR) made a close encounter with what asteroid? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mathilde
In a four stroke (five even) operating cycle of a reciprocating engine the first stroke occurs when the piston moves downward and simultaneously
a(n) ____________ valve opens. - CORRECT ANSWER-Intake
In a jet engine, hot gases are expelled through the tail pipe, creating__________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Thrust
In designing a small airport with only on runway careful consideration is given to the _____________ surrounding the airport. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Prevailing winds
In England, Roger Bacon improved the forms of Gun Powder, which increased_________ of the rocket. - CORRECT ANSWER-Range
In the 15 century, a frenchman named_____________ improved the accuracy of rockets by launching them through tubes. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Jean Froissart
In the V-2 rocket, there was a container near the guidebeam and radio command receivers that contained a mixture of ___________ and water. -
CORRECT ANSWER-oxygen
In what year did communication satellites begin? - CORRECT ANSWER-1958
In what year did the first weather satellite launched? - CORRECT ANSWER-1960
In what year was the first American launched into space? - CORRECT ANSWER-1961
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard the Mercury capsule. It lasted _________. - CORRECT ANSWER-4h55min
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, took a photo of __________ planting the U.S flag on the moon. - CORRECT ANSWER-Buzz Aldrin
