CAP Mitchell Aerospace Exam\\ CAP Cadet
Mitchell Aerospace Exam 2025 – Study Guide
& Real Practice Questions REAL EXAM!!!
Who was the first female commander of a space mission AND in what year did the space mission occur?
Eileen Collins 1999
When a criminal's target is a person or group of people, the criminal can use the computer as
___________to plan or commit the crime.
A Tool
In what year did a man first step on the Moon?
1969
Artificial satellites normally only stay in orbit for 5 - 20 years. What happens to an artificial satellite when
it falls out of orbit around the Earth?
It mostly incinerates during reentry into Earth's atmosphere
According to the heliocentric theory, what was the center of the universe around which the rest of the
universe revolved?
The Sun
Which of the following best explains Newton's third law of motion as it relates to rockets?
The action of expelling gases from the rocket's engine causes the reaction of the rocket moving in the
opposite direction of the expelled gases
What propellants were used in the first liquid-propellant rocket?
Liquid Oxygen and Gasoline
Which of the following does NOT describe the Earth?
The atmosphere is made of 78% oxygen
Historians agree that the first true powered flight (although not completely controlled) with humans on
board occurred by which of the following?
Hot air balloon
Why does the planet Uranus have 42 years of daylight followed by 42 years of night?
,Because Uranus is tilted 60° on its axis
What does Newton's third law of motion state?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
What term is defined as the amount of push used to get a rocket traveling upwards?
Thrust
Airspeed is commonly described in what unit of measurement?
Knots
What is the name of the scale that presents the five categories of hurricanes?
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Damage Potential Scale
Which of the following best explains why airplanes take off into the wind?
It gets additional lift
What was the duration of the last and longest manned mission to Skylab?
84 Days (About 3 Months)
What senses changes in air pressure and gives the pilot a rate of climb?
Vertical velocity indicator (VVI)
A wind that is blowing from the southeast is called which of the following?
A Southeast Wind
What percentage of all of the atmosphere's air is located below 18,000 feet above sea level?
50%
Who is credited with being the first to propose the idea of space exploration by a rocket in 1898?
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Who was the world's first man to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
The longest spacewalk occurred in 2001 with astronauts Susan Helms and Jim Voss. About how many
hours did their spacewalk last?
9 hours
What are the different layers of cyberspace?
Physical and Digital
, What was the name of the jet-powered car that first broke the sound barrier, traveling at a speed of 763
miles per hour on October 15, 1997?
Thrust SSC
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Which of the following gives pictures of the Earth's surface, pictures of clouds and provides information
that helps with weather forecasting?
Geostationary Operational Environmental (GOES)
__________ is another form of cyberbullying.
Cyber Trolling
Which of the following would NOT happen if an unprotected human were exposed to the “vacuum” of
space?
The skin and body will shrivel up
Which of the following is true of the International Space Station (ISS)?
All of these answers are correct.
What term simply refers to a chamber enclosing a gas under pressure?
A rocket
How could the Coriolis Effect affect a flight from the North Pole to a region near the equator if the pilot
did not take the Coriolis Effect into account?
It will land west of its intended destination
Who launched the world's first liquid-propellant rocket?
Robert Goddard
In 1232 AD, the Chinese attached gunpowder-filled tubes to arrows and used these arrows of flying fire
as weapons against whom?
The Mongols
What is the dominant force affecting the motion of a satellite in an Earth orbit?
The Earth's Gravity
In what year was the Ansari X-Prize awarded?
2004
Mitchell Aerospace Exam 2025 – Study Guide
& Real Practice Questions REAL EXAM!!!
Who was the first female commander of a space mission AND in what year did the space mission occur?
Eileen Collins 1999
When a criminal's target is a person or group of people, the criminal can use the computer as
___________to plan or commit the crime.
A Tool
In what year did a man first step on the Moon?
1969
Artificial satellites normally only stay in orbit for 5 - 20 years. What happens to an artificial satellite when
it falls out of orbit around the Earth?
It mostly incinerates during reentry into Earth's atmosphere
According to the heliocentric theory, what was the center of the universe around which the rest of the
universe revolved?
The Sun
Which of the following best explains Newton's third law of motion as it relates to rockets?
The action of expelling gases from the rocket's engine causes the reaction of the rocket moving in the
opposite direction of the expelled gases
What propellants were used in the first liquid-propellant rocket?
Liquid Oxygen and Gasoline
Which of the following does NOT describe the Earth?
The atmosphere is made of 78% oxygen
Historians agree that the first true powered flight (although not completely controlled) with humans on
board occurred by which of the following?
Hot air balloon
Why does the planet Uranus have 42 years of daylight followed by 42 years of night?
,Because Uranus is tilted 60° on its axis
What does Newton's third law of motion state?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
What term is defined as the amount of push used to get a rocket traveling upwards?
Thrust
Airspeed is commonly described in what unit of measurement?
Knots
What is the name of the scale that presents the five categories of hurricanes?
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Damage Potential Scale
Which of the following best explains why airplanes take off into the wind?
It gets additional lift
What was the duration of the last and longest manned mission to Skylab?
84 Days (About 3 Months)
What senses changes in air pressure and gives the pilot a rate of climb?
Vertical velocity indicator (VVI)
A wind that is blowing from the southeast is called which of the following?
A Southeast Wind
What percentage of all of the atmosphere's air is located below 18,000 feet above sea level?
50%
Who is credited with being the first to propose the idea of space exploration by a rocket in 1898?
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Who was the world's first man to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
The longest spacewalk occurred in 2001 with astronauts Susan Helms and Jim Voss. About how many
hours did their spacewalk last?
9 hours
What are the different layers of cyberspace?
Physical and Digital
, What was the name of the jet-powered car that first broke the sound barrier, traveling at a speed of 763
miles per hour on October 15, 1997?
Thrust SSC
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Which of the following gives pictures of the Earth's surface, pictures of clouds and provides information
that helps with weather forecasting?
Geostationary Operational Environmental (GOES)
__________ is another form of cyberbullying.
Cyber Trolling
Which of the following would NOT happen if an unprotected human were exposed to the “vacuum” of
space?
The skin and body will shrivel up
Which of the following is true of the International Space Station (ISS)?
All of these answers are correct.
What term simply refers to a chamber enclosing a gas under pressure?
A rocket
How could the Coriolis Effect affect a flight from the North Pole to a region near the equator if the pilot
did not take the Coriolis Effect into account?
It will land west of its intended destination
Who launched the world's first liquid-propellant rocket?
Robert Goddard
In 1232 AD, the Chinese attached gunpowder-filled tubes to arrows and used these arrows of flying fire
as weapons against whom?
The Mongols
What is the dominant force affecting the motion of a satellite in an Earth orbit?
The Earth's Gravity
In what year was the Ansari X-Prize awarded?
2004
