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Aerospace: Ch 7-9

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which answer is NOT one of the four Forces of Flight?

a)

Relative Wind

b)

Lift

c)

Drag

d)

Weight

2.

What Dutch scientist discovered the relationship between the pressure and speed of fluid in motion?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Daniel Craig

c)

Daniel Bernoulli

d)

Ernst Mach

3.

What is the four Forces of Flight; Lift, Drag, _____, and Weight?

a)

Relative Wind

b)

Thrust

c)

Angle of Attack

d)

Leading Edge

4.

Bernoulli's Principle states "As the _____ of a fluid increases, the _____ decreases."

a)

Angle of Attack; Drag

b)

Weight; Visibility

c)

Velocity; Pressure

d)

Axis; Pitch

5.

The three axes of an aircraft, also referred to as X, Y, and Z, are?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Horizontal

c)

Lateral

d)

Latitudinal

e)

Vertical

6.

Inside an engine, _____ is converted into energy and used to rotate the propeller shaft.

a)

Fuel

b)

Oil

c)

Water

d)

Air

7.

Performance is described as how an aircraft _____ to our commands.

a)

Drives

b)

Responds

c)

Calls

d)

Reacts

8.

The smooth, more desirable flow pattern of air around a moving object is called?

a)

Laminar

b)

Laminate

c)

Viscosity

d)

Density

9.

Air at a higher altitude has _____ pressure, therefore it has less density.

a)

More

b)

Even

c)

Dirty

d)

Less

10.

Sound waves travel like _____ in water, and in all directions.

a)

Boats

b)

Rocks

c)

Ripples

d)

Splashes

11.

The _____ varies with altitude because temperature decreases with the increase in height.

a)

Speed of Aircraft

b)

Speed of Electrons

c)

Speed of Sound

d)

Sound of Speed

12.

_____ was the Australian scientist that determined the correct value for the Speed of Sound.

a)

Chuck Yeager

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Dennis Bernoulli

d)

Ernst Mach

13.

_____ reduces the effectiveness of an airfoil.

a)

Stall

b)

Weight

c)

Turbulence

d)

Thrust

14.

The Leading Edge, Trailing Edge, Camber, and Chord make up the _____ Design.

a)

Airplane

b)

Airfoil

c)

Laminar

d)

Speed

15.

Relative Wind flows _____ of the flight path.

a)

The same direction

b)

Perpendicular

c)

Parallel

d)

Opposite

16.

Temperature is a measure of _____.

a)

Degrees

b)

Atoms

c)

Energy

d)

Pressure

17.

Angle of Attack is the angle between the _____ line and the oncoming _____.

a)

Chord; Relative Wind

b)

Airfoil; Weight

c)

Flight; Turbulence

d)

Straight; Traffic

18.

The Chord Line is an imaginary line that connects the _____ with the _____ within the Airfoil Design.

a)

Leading Edge; Camber

b)

Relative wind; Drag

c)

Trailing Edge; Drag

d)

Leading Edge; Trailing Edge

19.

Weight directly opposes lift and must be overcome to achieve flight.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

The ultimate goal is to design a plane that produces a lot of drag and weighs very little.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Lift can be produced by changing the camber, or curvature, of the airfoil shape of a wing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Where an airplanes weight is distributed has NO affect on its ability to fly.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

The Trailing Edge of an airfoil meets relative wind first.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

An airplanes Longitudinal Axis runs from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

What are two common types of engines?

a)

Explosive

b)

Reciprocating

c)

Turbine

d)

Compression

26.

What force moves an aircraft through the air?

a)

Lift

b)

Pull

c)

Weight

d)

Thrust

27.

What force allows a plane or drone to fly?

a)

Lift

b)

Pull

c)

Drag

d)

Balloons

28.

The definition of drag is _____.

a)

the downward force of gravity pulling on an object.

b)

the resistance of air when an object moves through it.

c)

a forward force pushing an object.

d)

an upward pull on an object.

29.

What word best describes this shape?

a)

Airplane

b)

Airfoil

c)

Airway

d)

Aileron

30.

If an airplane engine cut out mid flight, which force would decrease almost immediately?

a)

Drag

b)

Gravity

c)

Thrust

d)

Lift

31.

What does NFZ stand for?

a)

National Flight Zone

b)

No Fly Zone

c)

Negative Flight Zone

d)

No Fear Zone

32.

Which answers are true about the relationship between air pressure and air density?

a)

As air pressure decreases the air density decreases.

b)

Air density is not affected by a change in air pressure.

c)

As air pressure increases the air density decreases.

d)

As elevation increases both air pressure and density decrease.

33.

If the angle of attack becomes too great, what condition can occur.

a)

Dive

b)

Stall

c)

Roll

d)

Yaw

34.

A propeller converts the energy produced by an engine into lift as it spins.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

Turbofan, Turboprop, and Turbojet and all examples of _____ engines.

a)

Scramjet

b)

Rocket

c)

Turbine

d)

NASCAR

36.

Wilbur and Orville Wright gave the aviation field what three properties of heavier than air vehicle flight?

a)

Sustained

b)

Attached

c)

Powered

d)

Controlled

37.

Fuselage means to shape like a spindle, or to streamline.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

What are the three types of landing gear arrangements commonly used today?

a)

Bicycle, Kickstand, and Fixed

b)

Fixed, Retractable, and Flexible

c)

Tandem, Single, and Pontoon

d)

Conventional, Tricycle, and Tandem

39.

Flight instruments allow for safe flight and show the pilot how well the airplane is performing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

What three things about an aircrafts turn does the Turn-and-Slip Indicator show?

a)

Direction

b)

Quality

c)

Incline

d)

Rate

41.

What flight instrument displays an aircraft's altitude?

a)

Vertical Velocity Indicator

b)

Attitude Indicator

c)

Altimeter

d)

Tachometer

42.

What are the three typical types of instrumentation in an airplane?

a)

Engine

b)

Navigation

c)

Concept

d)

Flight

43.

What part of a reciprocating engine is fuel converted into energy?

a)

Crankshaft

b)

Piston

c)

Cylinder

d)

Spark Plug

44.

The Vertical Velocity Indicator tells the pilot the rate that the airplane is climbing or descending.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

Navigation is knowing where you are, where you are going and how you will get there.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

The eighteen primary circles going north-south in direction are called lines of _____.

a)

Parallel

b)

Latitude

c)

Degree

d)

Longitude

47.

Lines of Latitude are parallel lines that spaced _____ degrees apart from the equator to the north and south poles.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

10

d)

50

48.

The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude the passes through which city in England?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Liverpool

c)

Greenwich

d)

Nottingham

49.

GPS stands for Global _____ System.

a)

Coordinate

b)

Candidate

c)

Chart

d)

Caligraphy

50.

The most commonly used aeronautical chart used is the _____.

a)

Mercator

b)

Relief

c)

Hydrographic

d)

Sectional

51.

What are the three classifications of airports on an aeronautical chart?

a)

Controlled

b)

Civilian

c)

Military

d)

Joint-use

52.

Airways are defined as _____.

a)

prohibited and restricted airspace

b)

a continental control area

c)

three-dimensional highways in the sky

d)

a series of lines that the navigator indicates for the aircraft

53.

The Altimeter is the only non-electronic way to determine an airplane's height above the surface.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

54.

True North is the same direction as Magnetic North.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

55.

Which answers are types of Electronic Aids?

a)

Automatic Direction Finder

b)

Distance-Measuring Equipment

c)

Both of the above answers

d)

Neither of the above answers

56.

Parallel lines on a map are called lines of _____.

a)

Meridian

b)

Greenwich

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

57.

What is the term used to describe elevations on maps?

a)

Mercator

b)

Conic

c)

Relief

d)

Continental

58.

A compass does not need to adjust for electrical power and aircraft metals when mounted in an airplane.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

59.

Who has control over all controlled airspace?

a)

Military Ground Forces

b)

Congress

c)

FAA Air Traffic Controllers

d)

Drone Operators

60.

This agency is responsible for the regulation and oversight of civil aviation within the U.S., as well as operation of the National Airspace System.

a)

Financial Airline Administration

b)

Federal Aviation Administration

c)

Federal Aircraft of America

d)

Free Aviators of America