Aerospace Engineering Vocab Quiz

the science or practice of travel through the air

• aeronautics

• astronautics

• drag

• thrust

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the science and technology of human space travel and exploration.

• aeronautics

• astronautics

• drag

• thrust

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the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine.

• aeronautics

• astronautics

• drag

• thrust

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force acting opposite to the relative motion of any object moving with respect to a surrounding fluid

• aeronautics

• astronautics

• drag

• thrust

force that directly opposes the weight of an airplane and holds the airplane in the air

• lift

• aerospace engineering

• gravity

• rudder

the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft

• lift

• aerospace engineering

• gravity

• rudder

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the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass

• lift

• aerospace engineering

• gravity

• rudder

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a vertical airfoil pivoted from the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft, for controlling movement around the vertical axis.

• lift

• aerospace engineering

• gravity

• rudder

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a thing used to keep something steady or stable

• stabilizer

• trajectory

• atmosphere

the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.

• stabilizer

• trajectory

• atmosphere

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