Aerospace Materials & Processes MCQs

Aerospace Materials & Processes MCQs

These Aerospace Materials & Processes multiple-choice questions and their answers will help you strengthen your grip on the subject of Aerospace Materials & Processes. You can prepare for an upcoming exam or job interview with these Aerospace Materials & Processes MCQs.
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1: What is the technical term for height above average terrain?

A.   HAATL

B.   HA

C.   HAAT

D.   HAA

E.   HAB

2: What is the expression used in broadcasting?

A.   Length above average terrain

B.   Amplitude

C.   Frequency

D.   Height above average terrain

E.   Width above average terrain

3: What is the water content of air described as being?

A.   Absolute humidity

B.   Dry air

C.   Dew point

D.   Relative humidity

4: What does the term absolute humidity describe?

A.   Condition of air

B.   Water content of air

C.   Amount of water vapor in the air

D.   Amount of water vapor in air

5: What is the name of the non-negative value of x without regard to its sign?

A.   Positive value

B.   Absolute value

C.   Negative value

6: What is the mathematical term for the absolute value of a number?

A.   Modulus

B.   Square root

C.   Exponent

D.   Absolute value

7: What is the unit of acceleration?

A.   Metre per second squared

B.   Kegger

C.   Kilogram per second squared

D.   Mile per hour

E.   Newtonmeter

8: What is the rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time?

A.   Angular velocity

B.   Velocity

C.   Change in velocity

D.   Deceleration

E.   Acceleration

9: What is the most common unit of action?

A.   Foot

B.   Meter

C.   Watt

D.   Joule-second

E.   Newton-meter

10: What is generally the argument of the action?

A.   The trajectory

B.   That the action is just

C.   The means

D.   That the action is necessary

E.   The end

11: What is the acronym for the Advanced Space Vision System?

A.   SVS

B.   NASA's Eyes on the Earth

C.   JPL's Sentry

D.   Advanced Space Surveillance System

E.   A-SVS

12: What is the acronym of SVS?

A.   Satellite Virtual Terminal

B.   Space Traffic Control

C.   Satellite Warning System

D.   Advanced Space Vision System

E.   Shuttle Visibility System

13: What is a field of acoustics that studies noise generation via turbulent fluid motion or aerodynamic forces interacting with surfaces?

A.   Acoustics

B.   Aeroacoustics

C.   Acoustic engineering

14: What does aeroacoustics study?

A.   Noise generation

B.   Sound waves

C.   Hearing

D.   Aviation

15: What does Aeolian mean?

A.   A waterfall

B.   A poetic term

C.   The art of singing without a microphone

D.   A musical term

E.   Wind blowing over fixed objects

16: When do spacecraft utilize the technique of aerobraking?

A.   When they need to change the direction of their flight

B.   After arriving at a body with an atmosphere

C.   To slow down from high speed

D.   When the spacecraft needs to slow down quickly

E.   When the spacecraft is in a lower orbit

17: What is the general name given to orbital transfer maneuvers?

A.   Rendezvous

B.   Aerocapture

C.   Empirical orbit

D.   Escape

18: In what type of orbit would a spacecraft be transferred using Aerocapture?

A.   Hyperbolic

B.   Elliptical

C.   Circular

D.   Parabolic

19: The maneuver reduces the speed of a spacecraft from what type of trajectory?

A.   Eccentric

B.   Parabolic

C.   Hyperbolic

D.   Elliptic

20: What is the study of the motion of air?

A.   Physics

B.   Aerodynamics

C.   Meteorology

D.   Hydrology

21: What type of object is used in aerodynamics?

A.   Solid

B.   Liquid

C.   Gas

22: What type of physics studies the interactions between the inertial, elastic, and aerodynamic forces that occur when an elastic body is exposed to a fluid flow?

A.   Classical mechanics

B.   Hydroelasticity

C.   Aeroelasticity

D.   Fluid dynamics

E.   Thermodynamics

23: What are some of the fields of study that aeroelasticity incorporates?

A.   Aerospace engineering, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, control engineering

B.   Mechanics, aerodynamics, and flight mechanics

C.   Mechanics, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics and aerospace engineering

D.   Fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, structural dynamics and dynamical systems

E.   Mechanics of materials, aerodynamics and heat transfer, engineering dynamics

24: In what field does recent research show applications of Aeroelasticity?

A.   Automobiles

B.   Molecular biology

C.   Snoring

D.   Psychology

E.   Hair dressing

25: What field is studied by aeroelasticity?

A.   Structural aeroelasticity

B.   Dynamic aeroelasticity

C.   Aerodynamics

D.   Static aeroelasticity

26: What kind of structures are included under Aerospace architecture?

A.   Vessels, satellites, and aircraft

B.   Aircraft engines

C.   Non-habitable and habitable

D.   Atmosphere, space, and planetary structures

27: In which fields do aerospace bearings exist?

A.   Aerospace, automotive, or appliance applications

B.   Aerospace engineering

C.   Mechatronics

D.   Commercial, private, military, or space applications

28: What is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft?

A.   Nuclear engineering

B.   Electrical engineering

C.   Aerospace engineering

D.   Mechanical engineering

29: What two major branches does Aerospace engineering have?

A.   Aeronautical engineering and Electrical engineering

B.   Mechanical engineering and Civil engineering

C.   Aeronautical engineering and Astronautical Engineering

D.   Aeronautical engineering and Mechanical engineering

E.   Electrical engineering and Computer engineering

30: What is the primary field of engineering concerned with?

A.   Aircraft and spacecraft

B.   Buildings and civil engineering

C.   Electrical engineering

D.   Mechanical engineering

E.   Chemical engineering

31: What is an example of an Aerospace material?

A.   Carbon fiber

B.   Plastic

C.   Metal alloys

D.   Glass

32: A vehicle with an aerospike engine uses 25-30% less fuel at what location?

A.   On the ground

B.   Low altitudes

C.   High altitudes

33: What percentage of the fuel used by a vehicle with an aerospike engine is used at low altitudes?

A.   50%

B.   75%

C.   25–30%

D.   80%

34: Low altitudes where most missions have the greatest need for thrust are where the engine uses most of the fuel, which type of vehicle uses this type of engine?

A.   Jet engine

B.   Aerospike

C.   Rocket

D.   Jet

35: What do aerostats include?

A.   Balloons and airplanes

B.   Unpowered balloons and powered airships

C.   Helium-filled gasbags and kites

D.   Balloons and blimps

E.   Balloons with airdropped weapons

36: What is the term for the components of an aircraft's airframe?

A.   Tail

B.   Wing

C.   Fuselage

D.   Aerostructure

37: What is an example of an aerostructure?

A.   Tailfin

B.   Engine

C.   Fuselage

D.   Wing

38: What is the alternate flight path for a rocket called?

A.   Apogee trajectory

B.   Circular orbit

C.   Aft-crossing trajectory

D.   Parabolic trajectory

39: What does the rocket's rotation get slowed by?

A.   The drag created by the engine exhaust

B.   The Earth's atmosphere

C.   A small parachuteattached to its tail

D.   A large piece of metalobscuring the view from the camera

E.   The air resistance caused by the atmosphere

40: What is a aft-crossing trajectory?

A.   An alternate flight path for a rocket

B.   A type of trajectory that crosses the equator

41: What are ailerons used for?

A.   Control the aircraft in flight

B.   Change the direction of flight

C.   Decrease the speed of aircraft

D.   Control the aircraft in roll

E.   Regulate the aircraft's altitude

42: What is the movement around the axis of an aircraft that is changing its flight path?

A.   Pitch

B.   Yaw

C.   Yawing

D.   Rolling

E.   Pitching

43: What does an aircraft use to counter the force of gravity?

A.   The wings

B.   Static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil

C.   The thrust of the engine

D.   The weight of the aircraft

44: Conventional fixed wing aircraft have what as their flight control system?

A.   Rudder

B.   Motors

C.   Wings

D.   Flight control surfaces

E.   Ailerons

45: A conventional fixed-wing aircraft flight control system consists of flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, connecting linkages, and the necessary operating mechanisms to control an aircraft's direction in flight, along with what?

A.   Engine controls

B.   Flight controls

C.   A computer system

D.   Rudder and ailerons

E.   Hydraulic systems

46: What is another term for airfoil?

A.   Wing

B.   Flap

C.   Aerofoil

D.   Foam

47: How many airtight doors are in a lock?

A.   Six

B.   Two

C.   Three

D.   Four

48: What is the function of an airlock?

A.   Prevents the escape of gas or vapor from a pressure vessel

B.   Allows the passage of air and gases between two objects

C.   Prevents contact between the inside of a pressure vessel and the environment

D.   Keeps air pressure within the pressure vessel constant

E.   Permits the passage of people and objects between a pressure vessel and its surroundings

49: What is the lifting gas in airships less dense than?

A.   The surrounding air

B.   Helium

C.   Nitrogen

D.   Oxygen

50: An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of what?

A.   Aircraft

B.   Helium gas

C.   Aerostat

D.   Balloon