Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Rising columns of air are called __________.
thermals
vents
gravity
relative wind -
correct answer ✅thermals
Rotation around the longitudinal axis is called ______.
pitch
yaw
dynamic force
roll -
correct answer ✅roll
Which aircraft were the first that had directional control?
gliders
helicopters
hot air balloons
jets -
correct answer ✅gliders
,CAP Aerospace Practice Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The nose right, nose left motion is called ______.
roll
drag
pitch
yaw -
correct answer ✅yaw
The upper surface of an airplane's wing has more curvature or
__________ than the surface under the wing.
suction
density
chord
camber -
correct answer ✅camber
In a hot air balloon, directional control is _______.
easy
common
minimal
, CAP Aerospace Practice Test Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
accurate -
correct answer ✅minimal
Air flow over the top of a wing in flight travels _____ than the air
flow beneath the wing.
slower
more evenly
faster
none of the above -
correct answer ✅faster
The science of flight of air in motion is called _______.
electronics
physics
aeronautics
astronautics -
correct answer ✅aeronautics
Bernoulli found that the pressure of a fluid, like air, _______ when
it is accelerated.
rises