FAA AVIATION PHYSICS
QUESTION BANK EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is meant by matter? - ....ANSWER ...-Anything that
occupies space and has weight
The boiling point of a given liquid varies - ....ANSWER ...-
Directly with pressure
How do you calculate work? - ....ANSWER ...-Work is calculated
as Work = Force x Distance
if a double acting actuating cylinder in a 3,000 psi system has a piston
with a surface area of 3 sq in on the extension side, and a rod with a
cross section area of 1 sq in attached to the piston on the other side,
approximately how much force will the actuator be able to produce
when retracting? - ....ANSWER ...-6,000 pounds
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,2 sq in x 3,000 psi = 6,000 pounds of force
What are the 3 basic physical states in which matter can exist? -
....ANSWER ...-Solid, liquid, gas
How much work did Lindsay do when she applied a 5 N force to a
shopping cart at Thom Thumb for 16 meters? (Show work, don't forget
units) - ....ANSWER ...-Work = Force x Distance Work = 5 x 16
Work = 90 joules
the boiling point of a given liquid varies - ....ANSWER ...-directly
with pressure
An engine weighs 350 pounds is removed from an aircraft by means of a
mobile hoist. The engine is raised three feet about its attachment mount
then moved forward 12 feet. A constant force of 70 pounds is required
to move the loaded hoist - ....ANSWER ...-840 foot pounds
What is meant by pressure? - ....ANSWER ...-Force that acts on a
unit of area
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, Name the 4 types of simple machines discussed in class, sketch one
example and explain how we use them to make work easier to
accomplish. - ....ANSWER ...-
the three methods of heat transfer are - ....ANSWER ...-
convection
conduction
radiation
How much work input is required to lower a 120 pound weight form the
top of a 3 foot table to the floor - ....ANSWER ...-360 foot
pounds
in physics, which of the following factors are necessary to determine
power - ....ANSWER ...-Force, distance, and time
an engine that weighs 350 lbs is removed from an aircraft by means of a
mobile hoist. the engine is raised 3 feet above its attachment mount, and
the entire assembly is then moved forward 12 feet. a constant force of
70lbs is required to move the loaded hoist. what is the total work input
to move the hoist? - ....ANSWER ...-840 foot pounds.
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QUESTION BANK EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is meant by matter? - ....ANSWER ...-Anything that
occupies space and has weight
The boiling point of a given liquid varies - ....ANSWER ...-
Directly with pressure
How do you calculate work? - ....ANSWER ...-Work is calculated
as Work = Force x Distance
if a double acting actuating cylinder in a 3,000 psi system has a piston
with a surface area of 3 sq in on the extension side, and a rod with a
cross section area of 1 sq in attached to the piston on the other side,
approximately how much force will the actuator be able to produce
when retracting? - ....ANSWER ...-6,000 pounds
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,2 sq in x 3,000 psi = 6,000 pounds of force
What are the 3 basic physical states in which matter can exist? -
....ANSWER ...-Solid, liquid, gas
How much work did Lindsay do when she applied a 5 N force to a
shopping cart at Thom Thumb for 16 meters? (Show work, don't forget
units) - ....ANSWER ...-Work = Force x Distance Work = 5 x 16
Work = 90 joules
the boiling point of a given liquid varies - ....ANSWER ...-directly
with pressure
An engine weighs 350 pounds is removed from an aircraft by means of a
mobile hoist. The engine is raised three feet about its attachment mount
then moved forward 12 feet. A constant force of 70 pounds is required
to move the loaded hoist - ....ANSWER ...-840 foot pounds
What is meant by pressure? - ....ANSWER ...-Force that acts on a
unit of area
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, Name the 4 types of simple machines discussed in class, sketch one
example and explain how we use them to make work easier to
accomplish. - ....ANSWER ...-
the three methods of heat transfer are - ....ANSWER ...-
convection
conduction
radiation
How much work input is required to lower a 120 pound weight form the
top of a 3 foot table to the floor - ....ANSWER ...-360 foot
pounds
in physics, which of the following factors are necessary to determine
power - ....ANSWER ...-Force, distance, and time
an engine that weighs 350 lbs is removed from an aircraft by means of a
mobile hoist. the engine is raised 3 feet above its attachment mount, and
the entire assembly is then moved forward 12 feet. a constant force of
70lbs is required to move the loaded hoist. what is the total work input
to move the hoist? - ....ANSWER ...-840 foot pounds.
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