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A) Air pressure and surrounding temperature B) The age, weight, and height of the person C) Only the magnitude and duration of the force D) Magnitude, duration, direction, location, and posture
A) Hundreds of g B) A sustained 9 g C) Exactly 16 g D) A negative 3 g
A) It produces no real damage B) It will cause minor bruising C) It will only cause temporary tunnel vision D) It may be deadly
A) If they are applied horizontally to the body B) If the person has cardiovascular problems C) If they are at the resonant frequency of organs or connective tissues D) If the vibration lasts for more than an hour
A) Having a high innate ability B) Wearing a specialized g-suit C) Some illnesses, particularly cardiovascular problems D) Training and exercising muscles
A) A random fluctuating axis B) The diagonal axis from shoulder to hip C) The axis aligned with the spine D) The horizontal axis from left to right
A) The resonant frequency of internal organs B) The weight of the aircraft's seat C) Significant variation in blood pressure along the body's length D) The flexibility of softer tissues in the face
A) Downward to the feet B) Upward to the head and brain C) Backward against the spine D) Outward to the arms and hands
A) Between -2 and -3 g B) Hundreds of g C) About 9 g D) About 5 g
A) A combination of special g-suits and muscle straining B) Only relaxing their muscles completely C) Leaning forward to drive blood to the feet D) Taking cardiovascular medication
A) 3 g B) 16 g C) 9 g D) 5 g
A) A complete loss of vision while consciousness is maintained B) A g-force induced loss of consciousness C) A condition where vision is reddened D) A condition where vision loses hue, easily reversible on levelling out
A) Peripheral vision is progressively lost B) Vision loses its hue entirely C) Blood vessels in the eyes burst completely D) Blood-laden lower eyelids are pulled into the field of vision
A) A redness in the field of vision B) A loss of vision while consciousness is maintained C) A temporary graying of vision easily reversed D) A total loss of both vision and consciousness
A) G-force level of capacity B) Gravitational loss of circulation C) Gravity limited optical control D) G-force induced loss of consciousness
A) Red out B) Increased g-tolerance C) Grey-out D) Death
A) To the arms B) To the head C) To the spine D) To the feet
A) Up to 16 g B) Hundreds of g C) -2 to -3 g D) 5 to 9 g
A) A complete loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood in the head B) A temporary loss of hue in the vision C) The progressive loss of peripheral vision D) A condition where vision is literally reddened due to the lower eyelid being pulled into view
A) They become immune to pressure changes B) They may swell or burst C) They may constrict and stop blood flow entirely D) They adapt and increase g-tolerance
A) Gravitational force equivalent B) General force C) Gravity friction D) Global frequency
A) Shock B) Strain C) Weightlessness D) Stress
A) Zero-g environments B) Pure gravitational fields C) Free-fall trajectories D) Strains caused by surface-contact forces
A) Zero-g B) Shock-g C) Positive-g D) High-g
A) km/h B) N/kg C) kg/m D) m/s2
A) The gravitational constant B) Grams C) Standard gravity D) Ground speed
A) An accelerometer B) A thermometer C) A speedometer D) A barometer
A) Zero g-forces B) Neutral g-forces C) Positive g-forces D) Negative g-forces
A) Electrical stress B) Compressive stress C) Thermal stress D) Magnetic stress
A) Shear stress B) Bending stress C) Tensile stress D) Compressive stress
A) Yes, depending on mass B) No C) Yes, variable amounts D) Yes, always 1 g
A) g-LOC B) g-weighting C) g-hardening D) g-forcing
A) 46.2 g0 B) 20 g0 C) 10 g0 D) 6 g0
A) 6 g0 B) 20 g0 C) 10 g0 D) 214 g0
A) 10 g0 B) 46.2 g0 C) 20 g0 D) 6 g0
A) Mach 0.9 B) Kenny Bräck C) John Stapp D) Tomas Scheckter
A) High-altitude balloon flights B) IndyCar racing crashes C) Centrifuge spin tests D) Rocket sled deceleration experiments
A) Another 10 years B) Another year C) Another 45 years D) Another 30 years
A) 89 B) 60 C) 75 D) 95
A) 12 October 1999 B) Late 1954 C) 1 November 2003 D) 12 October 2003
A) An untrained non-pilot B) Tomas Scheckter C) John Stapp D) Kenny Bräck
A) John Stapp's car B) An experimental rocket sled C) A catch fence D) Tomas Scheckter's car
A) Retina blood vessels B) A concrete barrier C) Rocket sled track D) Catch fence
A) 20 g0 B) 214 g0 C) 10 g0 D) 46.2 g0
A) Texas 600 B) 2003 Chevy 500 C) Stapp Rocket Test D) Indy 500
A) Vibration B) Impact C) Free fall D) Jerk
A) Germany B) United States C) Canada D) Japan
A) Caenorhabditis elegans B) E. coli C) Paracoccus denitrificans D) Panagrolaimus superbus
A) Caenorhabditis elegans B) Panagrolaimus superbus C) Paracoccus denitrificans D) E. coli
A) Thick cell walls B) Multicellular structure C) Flagella movement D) Small size
A) Photosynthesis B) Nuclear fusion C) Plate tectonics D) Panspermia
A) Tidal trajectory B) Vibrational trajectory C) Inertial trajectory D) Hyperbolic trajectory
A) Mechanical shock B) Hypergravity C) Jerk D) Microgravity |