CAP MITCHELL AEROSPACE TEST FINAL
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ what is the maion source of electricity while a sattellite is in orbit.
Answer: the Sun
◍ which of the following is NOT an example of NASA spinoffs.
Answer: ear thermometer, invisable braces
◍ meteorite.
Answer: a meteor that enters the atmosphere and hits the earth's surface
◍ The measure of brightness of a star as viewed from earth is called.
Answer: apparent magnitude
◍ under standard conditions, a parcel of air, one square inch and 50 miles tall
weigh.
Answer: 14.7 pounds
◍ comet.
Answer: a small, icy body orbiting the Sun
◍ a jet engine maintains its combustion by the.
Answer: extremely hot gases
◍ pressure is measured with.
Answer: barometer or barograph
◍ In what year was the first US sattellite launched sucessfully into orbit
around the earth.
Answer: 1958
◍ After world war II, wernher von braun and 120 of his scientists signed
, contracts to work with which branch of the US military.
Answer: The Army
◍ Which of the following is NOT a mission of LANDSAT.
Answer: offer precision positioning service
◍ an air plane engine is a _______________ engine.
Answer: a "heat" engine it converts heat energy into mechanical enrgrey
◍ How did Roger Bacon's improvement in the forms of gunpowder in England
affect rockets?.
Answer: It increased the range of the rocket
◍ SpaceShipTwo.
Answer: SpaceShipOne's successor that could possibly offer the general
public space travel
◍ An engine or propeller is used to create what kind of force?.
Answer: thrust
◍ what senses changes in air pressure and give the pilot a rate of climb.
Answer: vertical velocity indicator (VVI)
◍ compared to a car, it is the airplanes "speedometer".
Answer: airspeed indicator
◍ Wind chill.
Answer: how cold it feels
◍ who developed the first rocket in about 100AD.
Answer: Robbert Goddard
◍ if a pilot were to shut off all electrical power during flight it would
____________..
Answer: continue to operate
◍ guidance system.
Answer: gets the rocket to its location; the brain
◍ What was the first communication satellite? What was its name?.
, Answer: 1962; TELSTAR
◍ Hermann Oberth.
Answer: space pioneer; wrote a book about space travel
◍ kelvin.
Answer: temperature scale based on absolute zero
◍ If the Sun were hollow, about how many Earth's would fit inside it?.
Answer: One million
◍ Halleys comet reappears once every ___ years.
Answer: 76
◍ just before take off the pilot sets what to the local pressure.
Answer: altimeter
◍ Newton's ____________ law of motion states that "a body at rest will
remain at rest unless acted upon by some outside, unbalanced force".
Answer: First
◍ In April 1990, what did Discovery deploy?.
Answer: Hubble Space Telescope
◍ explorer was the ___________ and______US satellite series.
Answer: FIRST AND OLDEST
◍ Who was the first American astronaut in space?.
Answer: Alan Shepard
◍ the standard configuration for a general aviation aircraft engine is to have.
Answer: four to six cylinders opposite of each other
◍ lean mixture.
Answer: mix of gasoline and air in which there is less fuel and more air
◍ What was the name of Alan Shepard's Mercury space capsule?.
Answer: Freedom 7
◍ Jet streams create.
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ what is the maion source of electricity while a sattellite is in orbit.
Answer: the Sun
◍ which of the following is NOT an example of NASA spinoffs.
Answer: ear thermometer, invisable braces
◍ meteorite.
Answer: a meteor that enters the atmosphere and hits the earth's surface
◍ The measure of brightness of a star as viewed from earth is called.
Answer: apparent magnitude
◍ under standard conditions, a parcel of air, one square inch and 50 miles tall
weigh.
Answer: 14.7 pounds
◍ comet.
Answer: a small, icy body orbiting the Sun
◍ a jet engine maintains its combustion by the.
Answer: extremely hot gases
◍ pressure is measured with.
Answer: barometer or barograph
◍ In what year was the first US sattellite launched sucessfully into orbit
around the earth.
Answer: 1958
◍ After world war II, wernher von braun and 120 of his scientists signed
, contracts to work with which branch of the US military.
Answer: The Army
◍ Which of the following is NOT a mission of LANDSAT.
Answer: offer precision positioning service
◍ an air plane engine is a _______________ engine.
Answer: a "heat" engine it converts heat energy into mechanical enrgrey
◍ How did Roger Bacon's improvement in the forms of gunpowder in England
affect rockets?.
Answer: It increased the range of the rocket
◍ SpaceShipTwo.
Answer: SpaceShipOne's successor that could possibly offer the general
public space travel
◍ An engine or propeller is used to create what kind of force?.
Answer: thrust
◍ what senses changes in air pressure and give the pilot a rate of climb.
Answer: vertical velocity indicator (VVI)
◍ compared to a car, it is the airplanes "speedometer".
Answer: airspeed indicator
◍ Wind chill.
Answer: how cold it feels
◍ who developed the first rocket in about 100AD.
Answer: Robbert Goddard
◍ if a pilot were to shut off all electrical power during flight it would
____________..
Answer: continue to operate
◍ guidance system.
Answer: gets the rocket to its location; the brain
◍ What was the first communication satellite? What was its name?.
, Answer: 1962; TELSTAR
◍ Hermann Oberth.
Answer: space pioneer; wrote a book about space travel
◍ kelvin.
Answer: temperature scale based on absolute zero
◍ If the Sun were hollow, about how many Earth's would fit inside it?.
Answer: One million
◍ Halleys comet reappears once every ___ years.
Answer: 76
◍ just before take off the pilot sets what to the local pressure.
Answer: altimeter
◍ Newton's ____________ law of motion states that "a body at rest will
remain at rest unless acted upon by some outside, unbalanced force".
Answer: First
◍ In April 1990, what did Discovery deploy?.
Answer: Hubble Space Telescope
◍ explorer was the ___________ and______US satellite series.
Answer: FIRST AND OLDEST
◍ Who was the first American astronaut in space?.
Answer: Alan Shepard
◍ the standard configuration for a general aviation aircraft engine is to have.
Answer: four to six cylinders opposite of each other
◍ lean mixture.
Answer: mix of gasoline and air in which there is less fuel and more air
◍ What was the name of Alan Shepard's Mercury space capsule?.
Answer: Freedom 7
◍ Jet streams create.
