CAP Mitchell Aerospace Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
Who was the first female commander of a space mission AND in what
year did the space mission occur? Correct Answer-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. Correct
Answer-A Tool
In what year did a man first step on the Moon? Correct Answer-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? Correct Answer-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? Correct Answer-The
Sun
Which of the following best explains Newton's third law of motion as it
relates to rockets? Correct Answer-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? Correct
Answer-Liquid Oxygen and Gasoline
Which of the following does NOT describe the Earth? Correct Answer-
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? Correct Answer-Hot air balloon
Why does the planet Uranus have 42 years of daylight followed by 42
years of night? Correct Answer-Because Uranus is tilted 60° on its axis
What does Newton's third law of motion state? Correct Answer-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? Correct Answer-Thrust
Airspeed is commonly described in what unit of measurement? Correct
Answer-Knots
What is the name of the scale that presents the five categories of
hurricanes? Correct Answer-Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Damage
Potential Scale
, Which of the following best explains why airplanes take off into the
wind? Correct Answer-It gets additional lift
What was the duration of the last and longest manned mission to
Skylab? Correct Answer-84 Days (About 3 Months)
What senses changes in air pressure and gives the pilot a rate of climb?
Correct Answer-Vertical velocity indicator (VVI)
A wind that is blowing from the southeast is called which of the
following? Correct Answer-A Southeast Wind
What percentage of all of the atmosphere's air is located below 18,000
feet above sea level? Correct Answer-50%
Who is credited with being the first to propose the idea of space
exploration by a rocket in 1898? Correct Answer-Konstantin
Tsiolkovsky
Who was the world's first man to walk on the Moon? Correct Answer-
Neil Armstrong
The longest spacewalk occurred in 2001 with astronauts Susan Helms
and Jim Voss. About how many hours did their spacewalk last? Correct
Answer-9 hours
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