Aviation and Aerospace Engineering

Question 1

1The speed needed to escape the earth's gravity is about

Medium

A. 11.2 km/s B. 112 km/s C. 0.34 km/s D. 1.1 km/s

Question 2

2The first artificial satellite, launched in 1957, was

Easy

A. Hubble B. Apollo 11 C. Sputnik 1 D. GhanaSat-1

Question 3

3The first crewed Moon landing, Apollo 11, took place in

Easy

A. 1961 B. 1969 C. 1957 D. 1981

Question 4

4A satellite in geostationary orbit takes how long to go round the Earth once?

Easy

A. one year B. 12 hours C. about 24 hours (one day) D. 90 minutes

Question 5

5A satellite in geostationary orbit takes how long to orbit the earth?

Easy

A. 12 hours B. 24 hours C. 30 days D. 90 minutes

Question 6

6GhanaSat-1, Ghana's first satellite, was built by students of

Medium

A. KNUST B. Ashesi University C. All Nations University D. University of Ghana

Question 7

7The first human to walk on the moon was

Easy

A. Buzz Aldrin B. Neil Armstrong C. Yuri Gagarin D. John Glenn

Question 8

8Escape velocity from the earth is about

Medium

A. 112 km/s B. 0.5 km/s C. 11.2 km/s D. 1.1 km/s

Question 9

9Satellites used for GPS navigation help receivers to find

Easy

A. the weather only B. radio music C. their position D. the time zone only

Question 10

10The International Space Station orbits the earth in about

Easy

A. 12 hours B. 7 days C. 24 hours D. 90 minutes