CAP MITCHELL AEROSPACE TEST
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Which of the following did Guiseppe Piazi first discover in 1801?.
Answer: Ceres, an asteroid
◍ cyberstalking.
Answer: use of electronic communications to harass or stalk someone
◍ photosphere.
Answer: thing shell of the sun's outer layer
◍ What is the name of the first US space station?.
Answer: Skylab
◍ What is most commonly used to control the temperature of a satellite?.
Answer: Insulation and heaters
◍ Newton's 2nd law.
Answer: F = M * A
◍ What is the most prominent Gas on Jupiter.
Answer: Hydrogen
◍ solar prominences.
Answer: larger energy discharges; can last for months
◍ 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?.
Answer: It will land west of its intended destination
◍ Mission used for Hubble.
Answer: Discovery
,◍ Which brothers created the first manned hot air balloon?.
Answer: Montgolfier
◍ acceleration.
Answer: rate of change of velocity over time
◍ What term is described as a giant dirty snowball composed of frozen gases,
water, dust, and icy lumps that sheds itself as it moves, leaving a long tail?.
Answer: Comet
◍ What is the first and oldest US satellite series?.
Answer: Explorer
◍ What is the approximate temperature of outer space?.
Answer: Near absolute zero
◍ The four cycles of a four cycle engine are intake, _______, ignition/power,
and exhaust..
Answer: Compression
◍ Average distance between Moon and Earth.
Answer: 237087 Miles
◍ TDRSS.
Answer: covereage for low earth-orbiting satellites, relays data
◍ Who was the first private pilot to earn NASA's highly-coveted astronaut
wings?.
Answer: Mike Melville
◍ Which of the following terms refers to the distance from one solar system to
another?.
Answer: Interstellar Space
◍ Why does the planet Uranus have 42 years of daylight followed by 42 years
of night?.
Answer: Because Uranus is tilted 60° on its axis
◍ Kepler's 1st law.
, Answer: Orbit of a planet is an ellipse with sun at the focus
◍ solar flares.
Answer: short lives high energy discharges from the sun
◍ Which term is defined as the Sun and the bodies that orbit around it?.
Answer: Solar System
◍ passive vs active footprint.
Answer: unintentional vs intentional data
◍ spyware.
Answer: software allowing attacker to get information about someone's
computer activities
◍ meteorite.
Answer: meteor that has hit Earth's surface
◍ Which of the following terms indicates space that is located between the
Earth and Moon?.
Answer: Cislunar space
◍ internet.
Answer: collection of different networks
◍ Define the Internet..
Answer: A worldwide collection of different networks connecting millions
of devices to allow communication between them.
◍ small mass star.
Answer: will end as a white dwarf
◍ The idea of launching rockets through tubes became the forerunner for
which of the following?.
Answer: The Bazooka
◍ What causes the Earth to experience seasons?.
Answer: The tilt of the Earth's axis
◍ Cybercrime.
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Which of the following did Guiseppe Piazi first discover in 1801?.
Answer: Ceres, an asteroid
◍ cyberstalking.
Answer: use of electronic communications to harass or stalk someone
◍ photosphere.
Answer: thing shell of the sun's outer layer
◍ What is the name of the first US space station?.
Answer: Skylab
◍ What is most commonly used to control the temperature of a satellite?.
Answer: Insulation and heaters
◍ Newton's 2nd law.
Answer: F = M * A
◍ What is the most prominent Gas on Jupiter.
Answer: Hydrogen
◍ solar prominences.
Answer: larger energy discharges; can last for months
◍ 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?.
Answer: It will land west of its intended destination
◍ Mission used for Hubble.
Answer: Discovery
,◍ Which brothers created the first manned hot air balloon?.
Answer: Montgolfier
◍ acceleration.
Answer: rate of change of velocity over time
◍ What term is described as a giant dirty snowball composed of frozen gases,
water, dust, and icy lumps that sheds itself as it moves, leaving a long tail?.
Answer: Comet
◍ What is the first and oldest US satellite series?.
Answer: Explorer
◍ What is the approximate temperature of outer space?.
Answer: Near absolute zero
◍ The four cycles of a four cycle engine are intake, _______, ignition/power,
and exhaust..
Answer: Compression
◍ Average distance between Moon and Earth.
Answer: 237087 Miles
◍ TDRSS.
Answer: covereage for low earth-orbiting satellites, relays data
◍ Who was the first private pilot to earn NASA's highly-coveted astronaut
wings?.
Answer: Mike Melville
◍ Which of the following terms refers to the distance from one solar system to
another?.
Answer: Interstellar Space
◍ Why does the planet Uranus have 42 years of daylight followed by 42 years
of night?.
Answer: Because Uranus is tilted 60° on its axis
◍ Kepler's 1st law.
, Answer: Orbit of a planet is an ellipse with sun at the focus
◍ solar flares.
Answer: short lives high energy discharges from the sun
◍ Which term is defined as the Sun and the bodies that orbit around it?.
Answer: Solar System
◍ passive vs active footprint.
Answer: unintentional vs intentional data
◍ spyware.
Answer: software allowing attacker to get information about someone's
computer activities
◍ meteorite.
Answer: meteor that has hit Earth's surface
◍ Which of the following terms indicates space that is located between the
Earth and Moon?.
Answer: Cislunar space
◍ internet.
Answer: collection of different networks
◍ Define the Internet..
Answer: A worldwide collection of different networks connecting millions
of devices to allow communication between them.
◍ small mass star.
Answer: will end as a white dwarf
◍ The idea of launching rockets through tubes became the forerunner for
which of the following?.
Answer: The Bazooka
◍ What causes the Earth to experience seasons?.
Answer: The tilt of the Earth's axis
◍ Cybercrime.
