History
Who invented the first successful airplane?
Answer: The Wright Brothers.
What force pushes a rocket into space?
Answer: Thrust.
What satellite system helps people navigate using maps on their phones?
Answer: GPS.
How many planets are in our Solar System?
Answer: Eight.
What branch of the U.S. military operates the F-22 Raptor?
Answer: The U.S. Air Force.
In what state did the Wright Brothers make their first powered flight?
Answer: North Carolina.
What gas do astronauts need rockets to carry into space?
Answer: Oxygen.
Satellites orbit what celestial body when providing most global communications?
Answer: Earth.
What galaxy contains our Solar System?
Answer: The Milky Way.
What military aircraft is commonly known as the Warthog?
Answer: A-10 Thunderbolt II.
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Answer: Amelia Earhart.
What is the name of the large rocket used to launch Apollo astronauts to the Moon?
Answer: Saturn V.
What type of satellite is used to monitor storms and hurricanes?
Answer: Weather satellite.
What is the closest star to Earth?
Answer: The Sun.
What stealth fighter is nicknamed the Lightning II?
Answer: F-35.
What aircraft completed Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight?
Answer: Spirit of St. Louis.
What part of a rocket is often discarded after its fuel is used up?
Answer: A stage.
What term describes a satellite that stays above the same point on Earth?
Answer: Geostationary orbit.
What are the four forces of flight?
Answer: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag.
What aircraft is known as the world's fastest air-breathing manned aircraft?
Answer: SR-71 Blackbird.
What was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier?
Answer: Bell X-1.
According to Newton's Third Law, rockets move forward because gases are expelled in what direction?
Answer: Backward.
Approximately how high above Earth is a geostationary orbit?
Answer: About 22,236 miles (35,786 km).
What is the speed of sound at sea level called?
Answer: Mach 1.
What bomber has served in the U.S. Air Force since the 1950s and remains in service today?
Answer: B-52 Stratofortress.