CAP Mitchell Aerospace Exam Questions
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what started the "race for space"? ✔️✔️The Soviets launching of the Sputnik 1.
______________ is a broader field that encompasses aspects of cyber security along with other
topics? ✔️✔️
what is true about liquid propellant? ✔️✔️it's much more complicated than solid propellant.
carried in compartments separate of the combustion chamber. heavier than a solid propellant
but easier to control.
What 2 planets are so similar they are called twins? ✔️✔️Neptune and Uranus
Why does the planet Uranus have 42 years of daylight followed by 42 years of night?
✔️✔️because it is tilted 60 degrees on its axis.
what was the name of the rocket-powered car that set the land speed record of 622.407 MPH
on October 28th 1970? ✔️✔️the Blue Flame
The longest spacewalk occurred in 2001 with astronauts Susan Helm and Tim Voss, about how
long did their spacewalk last? ✔️✔️8 hours and 56 minutes
what were the main parts of the space shuttle? ✔️✔️the orbiter, the solid rocket boosters, and
the external tank.
A wind that is blowing from the southeast is called? ✔️✔️a southeast wind.
What is the goal of NASA ✔️✔️Peaceful exploration of space for the benefit of all humankind.
, What is true regarding the airframe? ✔️✔️Provides the shape of the rocket, must be light weight
yet structurally strong, must withstand heat, stress and vibration, it is the skin.
Which space probes were the first to take pictures of the moon in preparation to land men on
it? ✔️✔️The Rangers.
What is the standard air pressure at sea level? ✔️✔️29.92 inches
who is credited with being the first to propose the idea of space exploration by rocket in 1898?
✔️✔️Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
who led the development of the rocket that Germany used again London in WWII?
✔️✔️Wernher Von Braun
What defines wind direction? ✔️✔️the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Which caatagory of global winds in the Nothern Hemisphere is primarily responsible for many
of the movements across the US and Canada? ✔️✔️the Prevailing Westerlies.
In what year was the first weather satellite launched? ✔️✔️1960
what did Guiseppe Piazzi first discover in 1801? ✔️✔️the first asteroid.
Which is the largest planet in our solar system? ✔️✔️Jupiter
If the Sun were hollow approximately how many Earths could fit inside? ✔️✔️1 million
with Complete Solutions
what started the "race for space"? ✔️✔️The Soviets launching of the Sputnik 1.
______________ is a broader field that encompasses aspects of cyber security along with other
topics? ✔️✔️
what is true about liquid propellant? ✔️✔️it's much more complicated than solid propellant.
carried in compartments separate of the combustion chamber. heavier than a solid propellant
but easier to control.
What 2 planets are so similar they are called twins? ✔️✔️Neptune and Uranus
Why does the planet Uranus have 42 years of daylight followed by 42 years of night?
✔️✔️because it is tilted 60 degrees on its axis.
what was the name of the rocket-powered car that set the land speed record of 622.407 MPH
on October 28th 1970? ✔️✔️the Blue Flame
The longest spacewalk occurred in 2001 with astronauts Susan Helm and Tim Voss, about how
long did their spacewalk last? ✔️✔️8 hours and 56 minutes
what were the main parts of the space shuttle? ✔️✔️the orbiter, the solid rocket boosters, and
the external tank.
A wind that is blowing from the southeast is called? ✔️✔️a southeast wind.
What is the goal of NASA ✔️✔️Peaceful exploration of space for the benefit of all humankind.
, What is true regarding the airframe? ✔️✔️Provides the shape of the rocket, must be light weight
yet structurally strong, must withstand heat, stress and vibration, it is the skin.
Which space probes were the first to take pictures of the moon in preparation to land men on
it? ✔️✔️The Rangers.
What is the standard air pressure at sea level? ✔️✔️29.92 inches
who is credited with being the first to propose the idea of space exploration by rocket in 1898?
✔️✔️Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
who led the development of the rocket that Germany used again London in WWII?
✔️✔️Wernher Von Braun
What defines wind direction? ✔️✔️the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Which caatagory of global winds in the Nothern Hemisphere is primarily responsible for many
of the movements across the US and Canada? ✔️✔️the Prevailing Westerlies.
In what year was the first weather satellite launched? ✔️✔️1960
what did Guiseppe Piazzi first discover in 1801? ✔️✔️the first asteroid.
Which is the largest planet in our solar system? ✔️✔️Jupiter
If the Sun were hollow approximately how many Earths could fit inside? ✔️✔️1 million
