Rockets!

Which are the major components of a model rocket?

• body tube

• wings

• engine

• fins

• nose cone

Which rocket component reduces drag?

• nose cone

• streamer

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Which rocket component increases drag?

• nose cone

• streamer

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Which rocket component provides stability?

• fin

• streamer

• nose cone

• shockcord

What is the function of the launch lug?

• to hold the nose cone to the body tube

• provides thrust

• provides stability

• to hold the rocket straight

• reduces drag

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Which of these variable can you NOT control?

• The amount of water in the rocket

• The weight of the rocket

• The amount of wind

• The length of the rocket

What is aerodynamics?

• How loud the rocket is when it launches

• The study of rocket science

• How high the rocket goes during flight

• The study of how objects move through the air

__________ is a force and is the product of mass times the acceleration of gravity.

• Force
• Mass
• Acceleration
• Weight

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Relating to Newton’s Third Law, action and reaction, what is the reaction when a rocket expels gas, smoke and flames from the nozzle end of the rocket engine?

• Nothing
• Propels in the opposite direction
• Creates a balanced force
• Creates friction

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What is the principle of inertia?

• All matter, because of its mass, resists changes in motion.
• Some matter, because of its mass, resists changes in motion.
• All matter, because of its weight, resists changes in motion.
• Some matter, because of its mass, resists changes in motion.

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