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What propellants were used in the first liquid- propellant rocket? ✔✔Gasoline and liquid oxygen
What is one reason it is important to understand the Van Allen Belts? ✔✔The radiation in the belts poses a threat to astronauts and electronic equipment in the area.
Temperature data is part of what satellite subsystem? ✔✔Thermal Control
Which of the following parts of a satellite system includes the customers? ✔✔Constellation systems
Which astronomer first used the term "satellites" to describe the moons of Jupiter that he could see? ✔✔Galileo
Most asteroids travel in orbit between which two planets? ✔✔Mars and Jupiter
What opposes thrust? ✔✔drag
Who launched the world's first liquid-propellant rocket? ✔✔Robert Goddard
In July of 2008, which NASA spacecraft confirmed water on mars? ✔✔Phoenix
What is the first and oldest US satellite? ✔✔Explorer 1
What is a white dwarf? ✔✔the remains of a star that ran out of fuel for nuclear fusion
What rocket was used to launch Gemini missions in 1965 and 1966 ✔✔Titan II
Who led the development of the rocket that Germany used against London during WWII? ✔✔Wernher von Braun
What was the initial price of a ticket to ride aboard SpaceShipTwo? ✔✔$200,
What was the name of Alan Shepard's Mercury space capsule? ✔✔Freedom 7
Which planet has the highest known mountain (a volcano) and canyon in our solar system? ✔✔Mars
The idea of launching rockets through tubes became the forerunner for which of the following? ✔✔bazooka
The average pressure drop for every 1000 feet of attitude gain is ____________. ✔✔1 inch
The lowest point an orbiting object is the definition for which for the following words? ✔✔perigee
After you touch a hot pan, heat is transferred from the pan to your hand. This is an example of what method of heat transfer? ✔✔conduction
Which of newton's law of motion states that a body at rest remains at rest and body at motion tends to stay at motion unless acted on by an outside force? ✔✔first law
What is the name of the world's first person to both go into space and orbit the earth? ✔✔Yuri Gagarin
Which spacecraft below is becoming American's military space plane that can be used for space- based surveillance and reconnaissance? ✔✔x-
How can Newton's second law of motion be written correctly as an equation? ✔✔F=M x A
In 1958, who became responsible for research and development in the area of military aerospace activities? ✔✔Department of Defense DoD
Which of the following is the definition for orbit? ✔✔the path a satellite takes around a celestial body
What classification of stars has the highest temperature? ✔✔O
What rocket was developed solely to send humans to the Moon? ✔✔Saturn V
Although all of the shuttles experienced numerous successful mission, which shuttles were lost during one of there missions in 1986 and 2003? ✔✔Challenger and columbia
Which of the following best explains why airplanes take off into the wind? ✔✔the wind gives the planes more lift
Which Apollo mission resulted in the first lunar landing? ✔✔Apollo 11
Which is the dominant force affecting the motion of a satellite in the Earth orbit? ✔✔The Earth's gravity
About how many Jupiters could fit inside the Sun? ✔✔ 1000
Larger launch vehicles were needed for the Apollo program. As a result, what series of launch vehicles were created? ✔✔Saturn Launch Vehicles
If a pilot moves the control yoke to the right or left, it affects the ailerons, which then creates/affects which of the following motions? ✔✔Roll
What started the "race for space" between the US and the USSR? ✔✔the launch of Sputnik I into space
Since 1957, about how many countries have launched satellites into space? ✔✔ 40
In addition to the speed at which an orbiting object is traveling, what affects the shape of an orbit? ✔✔Gravity
What term is described as a giant dirty snowball composed of a frozen gases, water, dust and icy lumps that sheds itself as it moves, leaving a long tail? ✔✔comet
Francis Scott Key wrote what famous piece of work during the battle at Fort McHenry in 1812? ✔✔The Star Spangled Banner
Which of the following is NOT true regarding airframe? ✔✔It is the "brain" of the rocket
Which astronomer first used the term "satellites" to describes the moons of Jupiter that he could see? ✔✔Kepler
Who led the development of the rocket that Germany used against London during World War II? ✔✔Wernher von Braun
What rocket did Germany develop and use against London during World War Two? ✔✔V-
What series of space probes flew by Venus and Mercury and gave us clear pictures of Venus's clouds and Mercury's cratered surface? ✔✔Mariner
Which of the following is NOT true regarding microburst? ✔✔Microbursts usually occur gradually, thus allowing a pilot time to react.
What does a turn coordinator or inclinometer indicate? ✔✔Indicates if a turn is executed properly
In the 17th century, who led the scientific foundations for modern rocketry with laws of motions? ✔✔Isaac Newton
What country launched the world's first artificial satellite in 1957? ✔✔Soviet Union
Which of the following is NOT a shape of a galaxy? ✔✔prism
How can Newton's second law of motion be written correctly as an equation. ✔✔Force= Mass x Acceleration
Who was the second man to walk on the moon? ✔✔Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
The Gemini IV mission was the first American mission in which a spacewalk occured. Who was the astronaut who performed this spacewalk during the Gemini IV mission in 1965? ✔✔Ed White
Which of the following laws is part of Kepler's laws? ✔✔The orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the Sun at the focus.
If the Sun were hollow, about how many Earth's would fit inside it? ✔✔1,000,
What type of front occurs when the air moving into the area is colder than the present air, causing the heavier, colder air to push the warmer air up and out of the way? ✔✔Cold Front
Which of the following does NOT fit the definition of a planet? ✔✔A planet generates its own light
What is the name of the "mothership" responsible for taking SpaceShipTwo to an altitude of about 50,000 before SpaceShipTwo detaches to rocket into suborbital space? ✔✔WhiteKnight II
For what does GNSS stand? ✔✔Global Navigation Satellite System
What is the Earth's only natural satellite? ✔✔the Moon
The first navigational satellite, _____________________, was developed to provide Polaris missile submarines with the ability to fix accurate positions. ✔✔Transit
Who led the development of the rocket that Germany used against London during WW2? ✔✔Wernher von Braun
Which of the following would NOT happen if an unprotected human were exposed to the "vacuum" of space? ✔✔The skin and body would shrink
When senses changes in air pressure and gives the pilot a rate of climb? ✔✔Vertical Velocity Indicator
Which of the following was not developed by Dr. Robert Goddard? ✔✔The first satellite
According to Newton's second law of motion, what happens to acceleration if the mass increases? ✔✔If mass increase, acceleration decreases.
What started the "race for space" between the US and USSR? ✔✔the launch of Sputnik I into space
Which of the following is NOT true about Mars? ✔✔Of all the planets, Mars has the least favorable conditions for life to exist.
What is the shape if the galaxy in which we live? ✔✔spiral
While GPS has many uses, it was primarily developed for which of the following purposes? ✔✔To enhance the effectiveness of the U.S and allied military forces
A chunk of rock that is in orbit between Mars and Jupiter is probably which of the following? ✔✔an asteriod
How many flights were there in the Gemini Program? ✔✔ 10
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 United States space program served our country for 30 years? ✔✔Space Transportation System AKA Space Shuttle Program
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.
Of what are the rings of Saturn made? ✔✔All of the answers are correct
What is the first and oldest US satellite series? ✔✔Explorer
Star, planets, galaxies, animals, plants, and humans are all part of the definition of which of the following? ✔✔The Universe
In any given volume of air, nitrogen accounts for what percentage of the gases that comprise the atmosphere? ✔✔78%
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the series of panels that are sewn together to make a hot air balloon? ✔✔There is nothing that can help protect the panels from ultraviolet sunlight damage.
What is the name of the first US space station? ✔✔Skylab
Which of the following is not an example of a UAV? ✔✔white knight
Which satellite gave us our first photograph of Earth from space? ✔✔Explorer 6
Which of the following is a navigational satellite that offers a precise positioning service? ✔✔GPS
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth? ✔✔John Glenn
Which series of space probes flew by Venus and Mercury and gave us clear pictures of Venus' clouds and Mercury's cratered surface? ✔✔Mariner
Which kind of star might result in becoming a black hole? ✔✔a very hot, high mass star
Which type of galaxy is oval shaped? ✔✔elliptical
The average distance between Earth and the Moon is close to ________ miles. ✔✔240,
What kind of system is the command and control function of a satellite? ✔✔The Satellite Constellation System
Which planet has the highest known mountain and canyon in our solar system? ✔✔Mars
What type of star is a pulsating star that flashes electromagnetic emissions in a set pattern? ✔✔Pulsar
In which of the American space programs did American men walk on the Moon? ✔✔Apollo Program
Airspeed is commonly described in what unit of measurement? ✔✔knots
Which subsystem provides the boost to get a satellite into orbit? ✔✔Propulsion system
Which of the following does NOT result from condensation? ✔✔wind
According to Newton's second law of motion, what happens to acceleration if the mass increase? ✔✔If the mass increases, acceleration decreases
What defines satellite's purpose, its design, and the services it will provide? ✔✔the mission
How could the Coriolis Effect affect a flight from the North Pole to a region near the equator if the pilot di not take the Coriolis Effect into account? ✔✔The pilot will end up more west then intended.
