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Aviation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.

a)

Cockpit

b)

Rudder

c)

Aerospace engineer

d)

Sailplane

2.

Who was the first African American woman to hold a pilot’s license?

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Lieutenant Willa Brown

c)

Bessie Coleman

d)

Mae Jemison

3.

This organization, has been in existence since 1976 and is dedicated to the education and advancement of minorities in aviation and aerospace careers.

a)

NAACP

b)

Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals

c)

NASA

d)

AAA

4.

A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors

a)

Helicopter

b)

Subsonic

c)

Script

d)

Dihedral

5.

The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air is called…

a)

Aerodynamics

b)

Wind speed

c)

Nautical miles

d)

Speedometer

6.

What is the branch of technology and industry that is concerned with aviation and space flight?

a)

Aerodynamics

b)

Aerospace

c)

NASA

d)

Drag

7.

Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.

a)

Aerospace engineer

b)

Cockpit

c)

Aerodynamics

d)

Supersonic

8.

They design machines that fly

a)

Cockpit

b)

Center of gravity

c)

Flyer

d)

Aerospace engineer

9.

An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.

a)

Longitudinal axis

b)

Seaplane

c)

Stall

d)

Taper

10.

A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.

a)

Hot air balloon

b)

Sailplane

c)

Lapse rate

d)

Mass

11.

A robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.

a)

Airplane

b)

Storyboard

c)

Drone

d)

Wing

12.

 What does an anemometer measure? 

a)

 wind speed

b)

Airplane size

c)

Money

d)

None of the above

13.

What is the primary scientific principle that allows airplanes to achieve lift?

a)

Bernoulli's Principle

b)

Newton's Third Law

c)

Archimedes' Principle

d)

Pascal's Law

14.

Which of the following instruments is used to measure the altitude of an aircraft?

a)

Altimeter

b)

Barometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Anemometer

15.

In aviation, what is the term for the angle between the wing chord line and the oncoming air?

a)

Angle of Attack

b)

Pitch Angle

c)

Yaw Angle

d)

Roll Angle