It's Not Rocket Science, or is it?

What two forces slow a rocket down as it is being launched?

• Thrust & Lift

• Weight & Drag

The force supplied by the rocket engine must be strong enough to overcome...

• Gravity

• Weight

• Thrust

The nose cone of the rocket is shaped to...

• Increase thrust

• Decrease drag

• Increase drag

How does Newton's third law explain how a rocket will take off?

• The rocket doesn't move until ignition

• The more mass the rocket has the more force is needs to take off

• Gas pushes down, the rocket goes up.

The force used to provide lift for the rocket is...

• Weight

• Control

• Thrust

• Inertia

When the rocket engine is falling back down towards earth it is in...

• Air resistance

• Free fall

• Velocity

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Explain how Newton's second law affects a rocket:

• A rocket stays at rest until ignition

• Gas pushes down, the rocket goes up

• The more mass the rocket has the more force it needs to take off

When a rocket is sitting on a launch pad, what type of energy does it have?

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Gravity

What force is responsible for pulling objects back down to Earth?

• Thrust

• Gravity

• Force

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When a rocket is blasting off into space, what type of energy does it have?

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Gravity