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Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Quiz SD-050

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The four forces of flight are:

a)

Power, Drag, Mass, Lift

b)

Thrust, Drag, Weight, Lift

c)

Forward Force, Backward Force, Upward Force, Downward Force

d)

Acceleration, Decceleration,

Upward Force, Downward Force

2.

What percentage of space is normal matter?

a)

0.2%

b)

1%

c)

4%

d)

24%

3.

The crew of Apollo XI was made up of

a)

Armstrong, Aldrin,

Glenn

b)

Armstrong, Glenn, Shepard

c)

Armstrong, Glenn, Collins

d)

Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins

4.

The first selfie in space was taken by

a)

Micheal Collins

b)

Alan Shephard

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

John Glenn

5.

What was the first manned aircraft to break the sound barrier?

(Easy Points Here!)

a)

Bell X-1

b)

Spirit of St. Louis

c)

Wright Flyer

d)

Cessna 172

6.

What is the Sioux Falls Airport's 4-Letter code?

a)

JSUX

b)

JFSD

c)

KSUX

d)

KFSD

7.

What is the meaning of life?

4 lines
8.

What is the code for the Sioux Falls Composite Squadron?

a)

SD-001

b)

SD-043

c)

SD-050

d)

WY-069

9.

What forces act upon an accelerating spacecraft in a hypothetical space without gravity?

a)

Thrust and Drag

b)

Thrust and Weight

c)

Thrust only

d)

Nothing

10.

What is meant by a pressure altitude of 1500 ft?

a)

The air pressure is as if there was 1500 ft. of air above you.

b)

The air pressure is as if there was 1500 ft. of air between you and the ground

c)

The air pressure is as if there was 1500 ft. of air between you and the ground on a standard day

d)

What?

11.

How many engines are on the Airbus A340

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

2 more than necessary

12.

Why DOES the A340 have so many engines?

(a)  

13.

What is the largest passenger jet operated by an airline based in America?

a)

Cessna 172

b)

A380

c)

B777

d)

B787

e)

B747

14.

Should I follow the Phase 1 Guidlines?

a)

Yes, we shoud

b)

Yes, I respect the health and safety of fellow CAP members and the American people

c)

Yes, just choose yes

d)

Yes, I like being a good person.

e)

No, I enjoy going against direct orders that have only my best interest in mind, and endangering everyone around me. (DON'T CHOOSE THIS!)

15.

In what year did the Wright Brothers fly?

(a)  

16.

What was the first space station?

a)

Mir

b)

Skylab

c)

Salyut I

d)

International Space Station

17.

What constitutes a good landing?

(Free points!)

a)

No one was hurt

b)

The aircraft is completely intact

c)

The FAA doesn't arrest you upon landing

d)

You can walk away from it

18.

The current missions to return to the moon are known as the

a)

Diana missions

b)

Apollo II missions

c)

Selene missions

d)

Artemis missions

19.

What is the air pressure at sea level, in PSI? (You have some wiggle room for this answer, it doesn't have to be exact, but it can be.)

(a)  

20.

When was NASA founded?

a)

1776

b)

1942

c)

1958

d)

1969

21.

What year was Apollo VIII launched?

a)

1967

b)

1968

c)

1969

d)

1970

22.

In order of proportion, what is Earth's atmosphere made of?

a)

Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon

b)

Nitrogen, Argon, Oxygen

c)

Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon

d)

Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

23.

What year was the Civil Air Patrol founded?

(a)  

24.

What MONTH was the Civil Air Patrol founded?

(a)  

25.

What DAY OF THE MONTH was the Civil Air Patrol founded?

(a)