Geometry Trivia Quiz
- 1.Atmospheric pressure at sea level is
- A.
14.7
- B.
17.4
- C.
29.92
- D.
29.29
- 2.A barometer is designed to measure pressure in
- A.
Pounds per square inch
- B.
Inches of mercury
- C.
Milibars of alcohol
- D.
Ounces of air
- 3.The primary force an airfoil has to defeat is
- A.
Lift
- B.
Drag
- C.
Thrust
- D.
Weight
- 4.The force that acts upward at a right angle to the direction of the relative wind is
- A.
Lift
- B.
Drag
- C.
Thrust
- D.
Weight
- 5.The force that acts parallel to the relative wind is
- A.
Lift
- B.
Drag
- C.
Gravity
- D.
Weight
- 6.The stress that resists the force tending to cause one layer of material to slide over an adjacent layer is called
- A.
Bending
- B.
Tension
- C.
Torsion
- D.
Shear
- 7.What is the design that uses any combination of logerons, stringers, bulkheads and frames in the construction of a fuselage called?
- A.
Fuselage
- B.
Longerons
- C.
Monocoque
- D.
Semi-monocoque
- 8.The structural member used to give shape to the aircraft and provide a means for attaching the skin to the structure are called
- A.
Longerons
- B.
Bulkheads
- C.
Stringers
- D.
Frames
- 9.The most common type of material used for fuselage construction is
- A.
Steel
- B.
Titanium
- C.
Magnesium
- D.
Aluminum alloy
- 10.The wing design used in most modern military aircraft is
- A.
Cantilever
- B.
Monocoque
- C.
External braced
- D.
Semi-monocoque
- 11.The fixed verticle surface of the empennage is called the
- A.
Stabilator
- B.
Elevator
- C.
Rudder
- D.
Fin
- 12.Engine mounts are typically made of corrosion- resistant steel is able to withstand forces of
- A.
120000 to 140000 psi
- B.
150000 to 170000 psi
- C.
180000 to 200000 psi
- D.
210000 to 230000 psi
- 13.The main difference between inspection panels and plates is
- A.
Size
- B.
Material
- C.
Location
- D.
Installation
- 14.A network of ultrafine cracks that form on or under the surface of transparent plastic is called
- A.
Crazing
- B.
Casting
- C.
Fretting
- D.
Pitting
- 15.What are the reference locations in the verticle direction measured from a reference datum that is usually well below the aircraft called
- A.
Buttlines
- B.
Waterlines
- C.
Buttock stations
- D.
Fuselage stations
- 16.Movement about the verticle axis is called
- A.
Roll
- B.
Yaw
- C.
Crab
- D.
Pitch
- 17.Which flight control surface is a longitudinal control surface?
- A.
Rudder
- B.
Aileron
- C.
Elevator
- D.
Wing flaps
- 18.Which of these is attached to the trailing edge of a horizontal stabilizer?
- A.
Flap
- B.
Spoiler
- C.
Rudder
- D.
Elevator
- 19.When making a right turn, the relative position of the ailerons is the right aileron trailing edge is
- A.
Up, left aileron trailing edge is up
- B.
Up, left aileron trailing edge is down
- C.
Down, left aileron trailing edge is up
- D.
Down, left aileron trailing edge is down
- 20.The purpose of wing flaps is to
- A.
Increase lift and drag
- B.
Decrease lift and drag
- C.
Increase lift and decrease drag
- D.
Decrease lift and increase drag
- 21.The purpose of aircraft trim system is to
- A.
Reduce the amount of lift
- B.
Prevent the aircraft from stalling
- C.
Correct minor deviation in flight alttitude
- D.
Improve augmented lateral control surface movement
- 22.Matter is any substance that has mass and
- A.
Can be seen
- B.
Occupies space
- C.
Has constant volume
- D.
Cannot be compressed
- 23.Atoms are made up of
- A.
Molecules, protons, neutrons
- B.
Protons, molecules, electrons
- C.
Molecules, neutrons, electrons
- D.
Protons, neutrons, electrons
- 24.Electrons can be released from their outer orbit by the following forces except
- A.
Heat
- B.
Cold
- C.
Chemical action
- D.
Changing magnetic field
- 25.What is the electrical pressure that causes electrons to flow through the conductor called?
- A.
Chemical swap
- B.
Crossfeed field
- C.
Electromotive force
- D.
Transferring magnetic field
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