Lofting technology/Quiz

Lofting technology is a technology lecture. It has been included in the radiation astronomy course on the principles of radiation astronomy.

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{Complete the text: Match up the altitude region with its altitude: troposphere - A stratosphere - B mesosphere - C thermosphere - D exosphere - E 58 to 68 km { B (i) }. surface to between 8,000 and 18,000 m { A (i) }. 143 km to 153 km { C (i) }. 10,818 to 10,828 km { E (i) }. 818 km to 828 km { D (i) }.
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{True or False, The Saturn V put Skylab into Earth orbit. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following are associated with SOFIA? + the atmosphere of the Earth + the stratosphere - X-rays - a rocket - a balloon + a Boeing 747 + infrared astronomy
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{True or False, The Sphinx Observatory is on the Giza plateau. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Various cyan radiation observatories occur at different altitudes and geographic locations due to what effect? - the presence of oceans on the Earth - locally available carving tools + light pollution - most astronomical objects are observed at night - currently dormant volcanoes seldom erupt - human habitation increases near an astronomical observatory
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{Which of the following are associated with a horizontal coordinate system? + altitude + local horizon + sky + lower hemisphere + a great circle + zenith + nadir
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{True or False, The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory is a 12-meter sphere filled with heavy water surrounded by light detectors located 2 km above the ground in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Various radiation observatories occur at different altitudes and geographic locations due to what effect? + the atmosphere of the Earth - the presence of oceans on the Earth - locally available carving tools - human habitation increases near an astronomical observatory - most astronomical objects are observed at night - currently dormant volcanoes seldom erupt
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{True or False, An observatory is a lofting technique. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the item letter with each of the possibilities below: Balloons - A Sounding rockets - B Aircraft assisted launches - C Orbital rocketry - D Shuttle payload - E Heliocentric rocketry - F Exploratory rocketry - G Lunar rover - H Ranger 5 { F (i) } microcalorimeter arrays { B (i) }. MeV Auroral X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy { A (i) }. Lunokhod 2 { H (i) }. ALEXIS { C (i) }. Ulysses { G (i) }. Broad Band X-Ray Telescope { E (i) }. Solar Heliospheric Observatory { D (i) }.
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{True or False, A professional astronomer holding a digital camera in her hands while working on the International Space Station is benefitting from a lofting technology. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: The Ultra Long Duration Balloon (ULDB) Project is developing new { composite (i) } materials and a new balloon { design (i) }, a standard { gondola (i) } including power, { global (i) } telemetry/command and an { altitude (i) } control system.
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{True or False, The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility operates and launches balloons from its remote site in Fort Sumter. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are associated with MAXIS? + the atmosphere of the Earth + aurora + X-rays - a rocket + a balloon + McMurdo Station - Greenland
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{A U.S. government project conducting research into the firing of high-velocity projectiles high into the atmosphere using a two stage light gas gun, with the ultimate goal of propelling satellites into Earth orbit was called { super HARP|SHARP (i) }.
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{Complete the text: The g-force experienced by a ballistic { projectile (i) } would likely mean that a space { gun (i) } would be incapable of { safely (i) } launching { humans (i) } or delicate instruments, rather being restricted to { freight (i) } or ruggedized satellites.
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{Complete the text: Match up the sounding rocket with each of the images below: Nike-Black Brant VC - A V 2 - B Vertikal 1 - C Nike-Asp - D Skylark - E Veronique - F Black Brant XII - G Viking - H Terrier Sandhawk - I { F (i) } { B (i) }. { I (i) } { A (i) }. { H (i) }. { C (i) }. { G (i) }. { E (i) }. { D (i) }.
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{Which of the following are associated with the Earth's radius? + the delta of the Mississippi river is higher than its source + a unit of distance in astronomy and geology + falls between the equatorial maximum and the polar minimum - the geoid length - a balloon - McMurdo Station - Greenland
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{Complete the text: Match up the altitude with its concept: altitude - A meters above sea level - B indicated altitude - C absolute altitude - D true altitude - E height - F pressure altitude - G density altitude - H altitude in terms of distance above a certain point { F (i) } masl { B (i) }. usually a vertical distance measurement { A (i) }. altitude in terms of the density of the air { H (i) }. the altimeter reading { C (i) }. altitude in terms of air pressure { G (i) }. altitude in elevation above sea level { E (i) }. distance above the ground directly { D (i) }.
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{Complete the text: A measure of the average height of the ocean's surface is called mean { sea level (i) }.
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Questions differentiating technologies are possible.