Flight/Aerodynamics

If an airplane engine cut out in midair, which force would decrease almost immediately?

• Gravity

• Thrust

• Weight

• Drag

What word describes the following shape?

• Airway

• Airfoil

• Aeron

• Airflow

What can you infer from the fact that airplane wings and birds' wings have similar shapes?

• That birds fly better than airplanes because they existed first

• That birds and airplanes take off in the exact same way

• That airplane wings were originally covered in feathers

• That aircraft engineers studied birds' wings when they designed plane wings

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When a plane is in flight, what's the main difference between the air below and above its wings?

• The air above the wings has lower pressure

• The air below the wings has lower pressure

• The air above the wings has a higher temperature

• The air below the wings has a higher temperature

When might you feel the force of drag in everyday life?

• When you take an elevator upward

• When you stick your hand out the window of a moving car

• When you sit under a ceiling fan

• When you take an escalator downward

What is aerodynamic ?

• Car speed

• The way air moves around things

• The car body

Which shape is a good aerodynamic

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• 2

• 3

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Which car is the fastest ?

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Which vehicle has low speed ?

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Which car has a high speed ?

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