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CAP Aerospace Dimensions Modules 1-6 Questions and Answers Latest Version Already Passed
What is the main gas found in Earth’s atmosphere?✔✔ Nitrogen
What force keeps satellites in orbit around Earth?✔✔ Gravity
What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?✔✔ Sputnik
What is the process that allows planes to rise into the air called?✔✔ Lift
What happens to air pressure as you go higher in altitude?✔✔ It decreases 1 / 4
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What surface of an airplane controls its pitch?✔✔ Elevator
What part of an aircraft controls its roll movement?✔✔ Ailerons
What is the upward force that opposes gravity on an aircraft?✔✔ Lift
What part of a rocket carries the payload into space?✔✔ Payload section
What is the term for movement of an aircraft around its vertical axis?✔✔ Yaw
What do you call the path a spacecraft takes around a planet or moon?✔✔ Orbit 2 / 4
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What is the name of the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?✔✔ Gravity
What is the purpose of a satellite’s solar panels?✔✔ To collect energy from the sun
What is the part of an airplane that helps reduce drag and houses passengers or cargo?✔✔ Fuselage
What is the term used for the resistance an object feels as it moves through air?✔✔ Drag
What is needed to overcome drag and make a plane move forward?✔✔ Thrust
What controls the direction of a rocket in flight?✔✔ Fins 3 / 4
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What is the name for a vehicle that can travel beyond Earth’s atmosphere?✔✔ Spacecraft
What is one reason why engineers test models in wind tunnels?✔✔ To study how air moves over designs
What is the term for someone who flies into space?✔✔ Astronaut
What is the name for the curved shape of a wing that helps create lift?✔✔ Airfoil
What gas do humans need to breathe in order to survive?✔✔ Oxygen
What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where most weather occurs?✔✔ Troposphere
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