Aviation Exam
1. what are the main components of a jet engine? - Answer-c. intake, compressor,combustor, turbine,
and exhaust
2. the part of the "stack" of the space transport system that looks like an airplane is called the
_________. - Answer-a. orbiter
3. Skylab, the united states' first space station, was used to _____________. - Answer-c. preform
medical examination and observations of earth
4. fill in the blank: the first american astronaut who flew to space was________. - Answer-c. Alan
Shepard
5. the first jet engines were built ___________. - Answer-d. for use on military aircraft
6. what was one reason the soviet unions launch of sputnik in 1957 sparked the united states to want to
become number one in space exploration? - Answer-a. the united states was afraid that the soviet
union was spying
7. why did the us congress establish NASA in 1958? - Answer-b. to put emphasis on winning the "space
race" against the soviet union
, 8. what was the purpose of NASA's mercury and gemini missions in the 1950's and 1960's? - Answer-c.
they acted as stepping-stones to landing on the moon
9. what event ended the space race? - Answer-a. neil armstrong became the first man on the moon on
july 20, 1969
10. NACA hired five female "compters" in 1935 to _________. - Answer-d. preform complex calculations
so NACA engineers could focus on research
11. how did the invention of jet engine technology impact passenger travel? - Answer-a. it enabled
travel at higher speeds
12. the mercury 7 astronauts who were selected in 1959 ___________. - Answer-b. were all men who
had served as military test pilots
13. why was the swept wing design important in the development - Answer-b. they delay the formation
of shock waves generated by jet engines
14. what made the space shuttle such an advancement in aerospace? - Answer-b. it was a resuable
spacecraft that could carry humans and cargo
15. why was the competition between the soviet union and the united states called the "Space race"? -
Answer-a. the united states and the soviet union were racing for supremacy in spaceflight
16. after the cold war ended, what was the relationship between the united states and the soviet union
regarding space exploration? - Answer-d. the united states and the soviet union started to work
together, eventually docking their aircraft in space
1. what are the main components of a jet engine? - Answer-c. intake, compressor,combustor, turbine,
and exhaust
2. the part of the "stack" of the space transport system that looks like an airplane is called the
_________. - Answer-a. orbiter
3. Skylab, the united states' first space station, was used to _____________. - Answer-c. preform
medical examination and observations of earth
4. fill in the blank: the first american astronaut who flew to space was________. - Answer-c. Alan
Shepard
5. the first jet engines were built ___________. - Answer-d. for use on military aircraft
6. what was one reason the soviet unions launch of sputnik in 1957 sparked the united states to want to
become number one in space exploration? - Answer-a. the united states was afraid that the soviet
union was spying
7. why did the us congress establish NASA in 1958? - Answer-b. to put emphasis on winning the "space
race" against the soviet union
, 8. what was the purpose of NASA's mercury and gemini missions in the 1950's and 1960's? - Answer-c.
they acted as stepping-stones to landing on the moon
9. what event ended the space race? - Answer-a. neil armstrong became the first man on the moon on
july 20, 1969
10. NACA hired five female "compters" in 1935 to _________. - Answer-d. preform complex calculations
so NACA engineers could focus on research
11. how did the invention of jet engine technology impact passenger travel? - Answer-a. it enabled
travel at higher speeds
12. the mercury 7 astronauts who were selected in 1959 ___________. - Answer-b. were all men who
had served as military test pilots
13. why was the swept wing design important in the development - Answer-b. they delay the formation
of shock waves generated by jet engines
14. what made the space shuttle such an advancement in aerospace? - Answer-b. it was a resuable
spacecraft that could carry humans and cargo
15. why was the competition between the soviet union and the united states called the "Space race"? -
Answer-a. the united states and the soviet union were racing for supremacy in spaceflight
16. after the cold war ended, what was the relationship between the united states and the soviet union
regarding space exploration? - Answer-d. the united states and the soviet union started to work
together, eventually docking their aircraft in space
