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Flight Lesson 1 Glossary

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of 'aircraft dispatcher'?

a)

Airline employee who plans routes, determines fuel loads, checks weather, and follows flight paths on the ground. Also called a dispatcher.

b)

A pilot responsible for flying the aircraft and communicating with air traffic control.

c)

A ground crew member who loads baggage and cargo onto the aircraft.

d)

A flight attendant who ensures passenger safety and comfort during the flight.

2.

What is the definition of 'cabin crew'?

a)

The flight attendants who take care of the passenger and cabin needs during an airplane flight.

b)

The pilots who fly the airplane.

c)

The engineers who maintain the aircraft.

d)

The ground staff who handle baggage.

3.

What is the definition of 'crew scheduler'?

a)

Person who assigns flight and cabin crew staff to scheduled flights.

b)

Person who maintains aircraft engines.

c)

Person who serves food to passengers.

d)

Person who checks passengers' tickets.

4.

What is the definition of 'First Officer'?

a)

The second pilot on an aircraft.

b)

The chief engineer on a ship.

c)

The lead flight attendant.

d)

The air traffic controller.

5.

What is the definition of 'flight attendant'?

a)

Cabin crew member responsible for the safety and comfort of airplane passengers.

b)

Person who flies the airplane.

c)

Airport security officer.

d)

Ground staff responsible for luggage handling.

6.

What is the definition of 'flight crew'?

a)

The personnel responsible for the operation of an aircraft during flight.

b)

The passengers traveling on an aircraft.

c)

The ground staff responsible for baggage handling.

d)

The engineers who design aircraft.

7.

What is the definition of 'Gantt chart'?

a)

A type of bar chart that shows a project schedule. A Gantt chart usually shows tasks, time spans, and the people assigned to perform each task.

b)

A pie chart used to represent statistical data in percentages.

c)

A line graph that tracks stock market trends over time.

d)

A scatter plot used to show the correlation between two variables.

8.

What is the definition of 'gate'?

a)

Area of an airport that is a waiting area for passengers before getting on the airplane.

b)

A type of luggage used for carrying clothes.

c)

A ticket required to board the airplane.

d)

A security checkpoint for scanning baggage.

9.

What is the definition of 'military time'?

a)

The time-keeping convention using a 24-hour clock, in which the day runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours, where midnight is 0 and each hour passed increases by 1.

b)

A system of timekeeping that uses only 12 hours and repeats twice a day.

c)

A method of measuring time based on lunar cycles.

d)

A way of telling time using only minutes and seconds.

10.

What is the definition of 'seniority'?

a)

Privileged position due to longer years of work.

b)

A temporary job position.

c)

A type of employee benefit.

d)

A method of salary calculation.

11.

What is the term for the following definition? An enhanced map that pilots use when flying. It contains topography, hazards, navigation routes, airspace, and airports.

a)

aeronautical chart

b)

weather radar

c)

flight manifest

d)

runway schedule

12.

What is the term for the following definition? Airline employee who plans routes, determines fuel loads, checks weather, and follows flight paths on the ground. Also called a dispatcher.

a)

aircraft dispatcher

b)

flight attendant

c)

baggage handler

d)

air traffic controller

13.

What is the term for the following definition? The air or sky above a country that is considered to belong to that country.

a)

airspace

b)

border

c)

territory

d)

embassy

14.

What is the term for the following definition? The four main directions: north, south, east, and west.

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

secondary directions

d)

tertiary directions

15.

What is the term for the following definition? Something on the Earth's surface that is easily visible from the air.

a)

checkpoint

b)

contour line

c)

isobar

d)

fault line

16.

What is the term for the following definition? A symbol on a map that shows orientation relative to north, south, east, and west.

a)

compass rose

b)

legend

c)

scale bar

d)

grid

17.

What is the term for the following definition? The average speed that an airplane travels while cruising, not counting takeoff and landing.

a)

cruising speed

b)

stall speed

c)

maximum speed

d)

takeoff speed

18.

What is the term for the following definition? How much fuel a fuel tank can hold.

a)

fuel capacity

b)

fuel efficiency

c)

fuel injection

d)

fuel pressure

19.

What is the term for the following definition? The amount of available fuel loaded for a specific flight.

a)

fuel load

b)

payload

c)

thrust

d)

altitude

20.

What is the term for the following definition? Equal to one nautical mile per hour.

a)

knot

b)

league

c)

fathom

d)

cubit

21.

What is the term for the following definition? Distance measurement used in both air and marine navigation. It is equal to one minute of latitude or 1.15 miles.

a)

nautical mile

b)

statute mile

c)

kilometer

d)

league

22.

What is the term for the following definition? The method of determining one’s position and planning and following a route.

a)

navigation

b)

excavation

c)

meditation

d)

negotiation

23.

What is the term for the following definition? The person who sets the course or direction for a vehicle or trip.

a)

navigator

b)

passenger

c)

mechanic

d)

conductor

24.

What is the term for the following definition? Navigation of an aircraft using only visual ground references.

a)

pilotage

b)

dead reckoning

c)

radio navigation

d)

inertial navigation

25.

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a navigation instrument used for measuring the angular distances between objects and taking altitudes in navigation.

a)

sextant

b)

barometer

c)

anemometer

d)

chronometer

26.

Fill in the blank: ______ is the shape and features of land surfaces, including both natural and artificial physical features of an area.

a)

topography

b)

climate

c)

vegetation

d)

population

27.

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a tank of fuel.

a)

(term not provided in the image)

b)

engine

c)

wheel

d)

seat

28.
What is this object known as?
a)
Map symbol
b)
Map key
c)
Map scale
d)
Compass rose
29.

Name the type of map.

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Thematic

30.

Identify the following picture

a)

sketch

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

thematic map

31.

What is the term for the following definition? An engineer who designs and builds aircraft and spacecraft.

a)

aerospace engineer

b)

civil engineer

c)

chemical engineer

d)

software engineer

32.

What is the term for the following definition? The part on an airplane that raises and lowers the wings, causing the aircraft to roll.

a)

aileron

b)

rudder

c)

elevator

d)

flap

33.

What is the term for the following definition? A streamlined surface designed in such a way that air flowing around it produces useful motion. The cross-section of an airplane wing is an airfoil.

a)

airfoil

b)

fuselage

c)

rudder

d)

cockpit

34.

What is the term for the following definition? The curvature of the airfoil.

a)

camber

b)

chord

c)

span

d)

angle of attack

35.

What is the term for the following definition? The hinged part of the stabilizer on an aircraft that is used to deflect the tail of the plane up and down.

a)

elevator (aircraft)

b)

aileron

c)

rudder

d)

flap

36.

What is the term for the following definition? The main body of an aircraft.

a)

fuselage

b)

cockpit

c)

rudder

d)

aileron

37.

What is the term for the following definition? To draw conclusions from evidence or reasoning.

a)

infer

b)

predict

c)

describe

d)

observe

38.

What is the term for the following definition? A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.

a)

pilot

b)

mechanic

c)

attendant

d)

navigator

39.

What is the term for the following definition? The up or down motion of the nose of the aircraft.

a)

pitch (aircraft)

b)

yaw (aircraft)

c)

roll (aircraft)

d)

thrust (aircraft)

40.

What is the term for the following definition? Up and down motion of the wings of the aircraft.

a)

roll

b)

yaw

c)

pitch

d)

thrust

41.

What is the term for the following definition? Small moving section at the rear of the stabilizer that helps to control the yawing motion of the aircraft.

a)

rudder

b)

aileron

c)

elevator

d)

flap

42.

What is the term for the following definition? A vehicle designed for space flight.

a)

spacecraft

b)

submarine

c)

helicopter

d)

bicycle

43.

What is the term for the following definition? A side-to-side motion of the nose of the aircraft.

a)

yaw

b)

pitch

c)

roll

d)

bank

44.

Fill in the blank: The rate at which an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction is called ________.

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

distance

d)

mass

45.

Fill in the blank: Resistance of air against the forward movement of an airplane or rocket is called ________.

a)

drag

b)

lift

c)

thrust

d)

weight

46.

Fill in the blank: A push or pull on an object is called a ________.

a)

Force

b)

Energy

c)

Friction

d)

Weight

47.

Fill in the blank: The force that directly opposes the weight of an aircraft and holds the aircraft in the air is called ________.

a)

lift

b)

drag

c)

thrust

d)

gravity

48.

Fill in the blank: A force applied to a body to propel it in a desired direction. The force which moves an aircraft or rocket is called ________.

a)

thrust

b)

drag

c)

lift

d)

weight

49.

What is the term for the following definition? The force of gravity that pulls objects downward. Not to be confused with mass, the amount of matter in an object.

a)

weight

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

friction

50.

A working model used to test a design concept by making observations and necessary adjustments.

(a)