CO2 Dragster Test

Fill in the blanks. Since the CO2 containers release an equal amount of gas at the same rate, the car that wins the race is the one that is the ______ and ______.

• heaviest, most stable

• best painted, best decorated

• lightest, most aerodynamic

How do you overcome friction when designing and building your CO2 dragster?

• Add more paint.

• Use spoilers and body add-ons.

• Make sure the moving parts are freely rotating and not rubbing the dragster body.

What can students learn from being involved with the CO2 dragster project?

• Newton's Laws of Motion

• How Friction, drag, and aerodynamics effects speed

• The Enginering Design Process

• How to design and create a product using tools and machinery safely

• All of these

CO2 dragster racing is most similar to the real-life form of racing called ______.

• Formula 1 racing

• Nascar racing

• Drag racing

• Rally car racing

CO2 dragsters are designed to look like:

• Formula 1 cars

• Nascar pro stock cars

• Whatever the designer chooses

• Sprint cars

What is the most important factor that affects how fast your dragster will race?

• Mass

• Friction

• Thrust

• Styling

CO2 gas is comprised of which two elements?

• Carbon, helium

• Oxygen, air

• Carbon, oxygen

• Oxygen, calcium

The dragster derives its thrust from carbon monoxide gas.

• True

• False

Newton's ___ law of motion states that force = mass x acceleration.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

Acceleration is a change in velocity. Which two components make up velocity?

• Speed + distance

• distance + time

• Direction + force

• Speed + direction