Aviation vocabulary

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What is a variable?

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Something that is likely to change.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the nose of an airplane?

Back

The very front section of the plane.

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What is pitch in aviation?

Back

Rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement.

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What is lift?

Back

Raise to a higher position.

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What are specifications in aviation?

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Describing or identifying something by having exact requirements.

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What is thrust?

Back

The force that moves an aircraft in the direction of the motion, such as an engine, propeller, or rocket.

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What is drag?

Back

The resistance force that opposes the aircraft's motion through the air.

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What is yaw?

Back

The rotation of an aircraft around a vertical axis.

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What is roll?

Back

The motion of an aircraft turning over on its longitudinal axis.

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What is a wing?

Back

A horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft.