Altimeter and VSI

Altimeter and VSI

10th Grade

31 Qs

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Altimeter and VSI

Altimeter and VSI

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Eric Gordon

FREE Resource

31 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of air pressure is always present whether the air is at rest or in motion?

Dynamic pressure

Total pressure

Static pressure

Thermal pressure

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is dynamic pressure calculated?

It is the pressure from air brought to a stop

It is the pressure from still air

It is the difference between total and static pressures

It is the sum of static and total pressures

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT one of the primary instruments operated by the pitot-static system?

Altimeter

Vertical speed indicator (VSI)

Airspeed indicator

Turn coordinator

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of the altimeter in an aircraft?

To indicate the aircraft's altitude

To measure the aircraft's speed

To show the aircraft's heading

To display the rate of climb or descent

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the vertical speed indicator (VSI) show?

The rate at which the aircraft is climbing or descending

The aircraft's speed relative to the ground

The aircraft's altitude above sea level

The aircraft's angle of bank

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which instruments use only the static port for their operation?

Altimeter and airspeed indicator

Vertical speed indicator and airspeed indicator

Altimeter and vertical speed indicator

Airspeed indicator and pressure indicator

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What types of pressure enter through the small hole in the front of the pitot tube?

Dynamic pressure only

Static pressure only

Total pressure (dynamic + static)

No pressure

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