Launch Day Makeup

Front

Rockets are able to lift off and travel because of

Back

thrust

Front

The amount of thrust (force) produced by the rocket engines needs to be __________ than the force of gravity holding it down.

Back

Greater

Front

Identify the part of a rocket seen in the picture.

Back

Nose Cone

Front

The part of a rocket engine where hot gasses exit the engine.

Back

Nozzle

Front

These are all the forces that act on moving rocket: Lift, Drag, Gravity & Thrust

Back

Lift, Drag, Gravity & Thrust

Front

Resistance that slows an object down in the atmosphere(air).

Back

Drag

Front

What explanation can be given for the difference in distance traveled by two identical soccer balls launched five minutes apart, where one ball travels 5 meters further than the other?

Back

One ball experienced more drag because of the wind.

Front

Launched first liquid fuel rocket.

Back

R. Goddard

Front

Speed needed to break away from the gravitational pull of a planet.

Back

escape velocity

Front

What is the main difference between a jet engine and a rocket engine?

Back

Jet engines get oxygen to burn fuel from the air and rocket engines carry their own which allows them to operate in space.