Billy Mitchell aerospace test
What is the most widely accepted altitude where space begins?
"Karman line" at 62 miles above sea level
One knot is equivalent to how many miles per hour?
1.15 mph
How many manned flights were there in the Gemini Program?
10
The jet stream's winds are generally an average of what speed per hour?
100-300 miles per hour with an average of 120-150 mph.
when did the Unites States launch it's first satellite?
1958
There are _________ common approaches for pursuing a career in cyber security?
2 approaches. A cyber security degree or a cyber security certification.
What speed and direction does the jet stream travel at?
30,000-35,000 and west to east
A nautical mile is longer than a statute mile, and is equal to how many feet?
6,076 feet
A _________ is a device that forwards packets of data through different networks, ensuring that the data gets to its destination.
A router
How does the increase in the angle of attack (that would not result in a stall) affect lift?
An increase in the angle of attack increases lift
Which Apollo mission resulted in the first lunar landing?
Apollo 11
Which of the following is a scale for estimating wind speed on land or sea?
Beaufort Scale
Which of the following terms indicates space that is located between the Earth and the moon?
Cislunar space
who discovered the relationship between pressure and fluids in motion that became the cornerstone of the theory of airfoil lift?
Daniel Bernoulli
Which of the following terms is given to dwarf planets located beyond neptune?
Dwarf planets located beyond Neptune are called plutoids. Plutoids are also sometimes called "ice dwarfs" because of their small size and cold surface temperatures.
__________ Certifications ensure individuals can assess the security of a system and understand how to identify system vulnerabilities, which cyber criminals can exploit to gain access. This certification focus on the skills necessary for someone to think and act like a cyber criminal.
Ethical Hacking
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Konstantin Tsiolkovsky?
First to launch a liquid fuel rocket
What does Newton's third law state?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Historians agree that the first true powered flight. (although not completely controlled) with humans on board occurred by which of the following?
Hot Air Balloons (in France in the 18th Century)
According to Newton's second law of motion, what happens to acceleration if the mass increases?
If mass increases, acceleration decreases
___________ certifications focus on the technical aspect of securing information assets. These certifications include risk management, security operations, access control, networking, cryptography, and telecommunications.
Information Systems Security
_________ certifications help IT professionals who are new to cyber security and are looking to gain a basic foundation.
Introductory Cyber Security Skills
Which of the following is NOT true regarding rocket's control system?
Is responsible for the of the rocket
which of the following best explains why Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system?
It has a thick layer of carbon dioxide and is covered with clouds.
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn on February 20, 1962 (Mercury 6 mission named friendship 7)
_________ Can capture personal messages, banking information, phone numbers and even passwords? ( not Malware) .
Keylogger
Who is the former CAP spaatz cadet and current CAP senior member who was the astronaut that piloted the last flight of Discovery in 2011?
Leland Melvin
Newton's _____ Law of motion states, "a body at rest will remain unless acted upon by some outside, unbalanced force"
Newton's 1st law of motion
Which of Newton's laws of motion helps explain how an aircraft is lifted against the force of gravity?
Newton's third law ( action and reaction)
How thick is the entire ring system of Saturn?
One mile thick
_____________ certifications include vulnerability scanning, web application attacks, buffer overflows, antivirus, and privilege escalation?
Penetration Testing Certification
What was the name of the first United States manned spaceflight program?
Project Mercury
Which control surface creates/affects the yaw motion of an airplane
Rudders
in 1957, which country launched the first manmade satellite?
Russia (Soviet Union)- named Sputnik 1
Who was the first American women in space?
Sally Ride on June 18, 1983
Who is known as the Father of the Soviet Space program?
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev
Which term is defined as the sun and the bodies that orbit around it?
Solar System
who was the first person to walk in space?
Soviet, Alexei Leonov on March 1965
which country launched the first space station, and what was it's name?
Soviets, Salyut 1 on April 1971 (pg 19 Mod 6)
The sun is a __________
Star
What is one way stars differ from planets and moons?
Stars generate their own light
What is the name of the scale that presents the five categories of a hurricane?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale
Which of the following defines wind direction?
The direction from witch wind is blowing
What is one problem of the operating an engine using a fuel mixture that's too lean?
The engine runs too hot and burns valves
Which term is NOT true regarding Cumulus clouds?
They are thin, wispy clouds high in the sky
what is one significant way that the Gemini missions paved the way for the Apollo missions?
They demonstrated rendezvous and docking procedures also helped NASA learn to work and live in space.
What are the Van Allen Belts?
Two zones of energetic charged particles that surround Earth and are held in place by the planet's magnetic field
What two planets are so similar that they are called the twin planets?
Uranus and Neptune
The Soviets put the first women in space in June 1963, what was her name?
Valentina Tereshkova
Who led the development of the rocket that Germany used against London during WW2?
Wemher Von Braun
What is the name of the "mother ship" responsible for taking SpaceShip Two to an altitude of about 50,000 before SpaceShip Two detaches to rocket into suborbital space?
White Knight II
At the end of the 18th century, who was the British artillery expert that increased the rockets range from 200- 3,000 yards?
William Congreve
who developed a technique called spin stabilization?
William Hale
A low pressure of air entering the engine is created by the carburetor venturi that sometimes causes ice to clog the carburetor. Which aircraft system used to stop the ice buildup
carburetor heat
what type of front occurs when the air moving into the area is colder than the present air, causing heavier, colder air to push the warmer air up and out of the way?
cold front
After you touch a hot pan, heat is transferred from the pan to your hand. This is an example of what method of heat transfer?
conduction
which of the following opposes thrust?
drag
which type of galaxy has no particular shape?
irregular
which of the following best describes the moon
no atmosphere, 1/6 Earth's gravity, extreme temperature, (hot and cold)
Which of the following are NOT examples of controls that can help steer or stabilize a rocket?
payloads
what is the part of the Sun that gives off light and is the visible surface of the Sun that we see?
photosphere
What term simply refers to a chamber enclosing a gas under pressure?
rocket
If a pilot moves the control yoke to the right or left, it affects the ailerons, which then creates/affects which of the following motions?
roll
_________ allows the website to temporarily store information throughout one session of visiting a website.
session cookies
The following is NOT an example of a cyber crime?
sniffing
What is the shape of the galax in which we live?
spiral
The jet stream develops when there are strong temperature differences in what?
the upper Troposphere
Which of the following shows the layers of the atmosphere in the correct order starting from the surface of the earth and extending towards the outer layer of the atmosphere?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
