Take This Quiz Test To Study For Aerospace Module 2

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Aerospace is all about travelling to space and exploring the earth`s atmosphere. Are you undertaking an aerospace course? The quiz below is designed to help you study better by testing your understanding in class. Give it a try and see what you need to polish up on. All the best!


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  • 1. 
    Cylinders in small aircraft engines are most often arranged...
    • A. 

      Like an "L"

    • B. 

      In an "X" configuration

    • C. 

      In a horizontally-opposed configuration

    • D. 

      In a "T" configuration

  • 2. 
    When fossil fuels are used to create thrust, it is...
    • A. 

      Converting mechanical energy into chemical energy

    • B. 

      Bernoulli's Principle

    • C. 

      Converting chemical energy into mechanical energy

    • D. 

      Newtons first law

  • 3. 
    What engine component uses Bernoulli's Principle?
    • A. 

      An alternator

    • B. 

      A carburetor

    • C. 

      A magneto

    • D. 

      A piston

  • 4. 
    What instrument uses the principle of a gyroscope for operation?
    • A. 

      Altimeter

    • B. 

      Attitude indicator

    • C. 

      Heading indicator

    • D. 

      Both B and C

  • 5. 
    Under standard conditions, a parcel of air, one square inch and 50 miles tall weighs...
    • A. 

      29.92 pounds

    • B. 

      1013.2 grams

    • C. 

      14.7 pounds

    • D. 

      None of the above

  • 6. 
    In a flight profile, what phase is reached when the pilot levels off at the desired altitude.
    • A. 

      Decent

    • B. 

      Approach

    • C. 

      Departure

    • D. 

      Cruise

  • 7. 
    The VFR weather minimums for class C airspace are...
    • A. 

      500' below the clouds

    • B. 

      1000' above the clouds

    • C. 

      2000' horizontally from any cloud

    • D. 

      All of the above

  • 8. 
    Runway numbers of "11" and "29" are...* Degrees
    • A. 

      110* and 290* true

    • B. 

      110* and 290* magnetic

    • C. 

      11* and 29* true

    • D. 

      11* and 29* magnetic

  • 9. 
    When approaching a precision runway, the pilot sees 8 stripes at the beginning of the runway. What do these stripes tell the pilot?
    • A. 

      The runway is 8000' long

    • B. 

      The runway is closed

    • C. 

      These are the threshold marking of a precision runway

    • D. 

      A portion of the runway is unusable

  • 10. 
    If the airport beacon is flashing one white, one green, one yellow, it is a...
    • A. 

      Water airport

    • B. 

      Civilian airport

    • C. 

      Military airport

    • D. 

      Helicopter airport

  • 11. 
    Which wind direction indicator shows where the wind is from?
    • A. 

      Wind sock

    • B. 

      Tetrahedron

    • C. 

      Wind tee

    • D. 

      Segmented circle

  • 12. 
    A sectional aeronautical chart has a scale of...
    • A. 

      1inch equals one nautical mile

    • B. 

      1inch equals 500,000 miles

    • C. 

      1inch equals 5,280 feet

    • D. 

      1inch equals 8 statute miles

  • 13. 
    A latitude line is...
    • A. 

      A meridian

    • B. 

      The Prime meridian

    • C. 

      A line from the North Pole to the South Pole

    • D. 

      A parallel

  • 14. 
    A statute mile is...
    • A. 

      6,076 feet

    • B. 

      5,280 feet

    • C. 

      6,076 meters

    • D. 

      5,280 meters

  • 15. 
    An airport has this data: "1177 L 38 122.9" Select the most correct answer.
    • A. 

      The 177 L means that the runway is 1,177' long

    • B. 

      The 122.9 is the frequency of an operating tower

    • C. 

      The L 38 means there are 38 lights on the field

    • D. 

      The 1177 is the field elevation in feet above sea level

  • 16. 
    A "*" (star) above an airport symbol means...
    • A. 

      The airport has a rotating beacon in operation from sunset to sunrise

    • B. 

      The airport has a rotating beacon in operation from sunrise to sunset

    • C. 

      There is an astronamical observatory on the airport

    • D. 

      The VASI approach lights are available from sunset to sunrise

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