Quiz on Air Pressure and Flight

What makes things fly according to Bill Nye?

• Heavy objects

• Air pressure

• Water currents

• Gravity

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Where does lift come from?

• Cold air

• Warm air

• Moving air

• Still air

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Where is higher air pressure found in relation to the wing?

• Above the wing

• Below the wing

• In front of the wing

• Behind the wing

What gives balloons their shape?

• Water pressure

• Air pressure

• Gravity

• Heat

How does air move over an airplane's wing compared to beneath it?

• Faster

• Slower

• At the same speed

• In circles

What is everything made of?

• Water

• Air

• Molecules

• Dust

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What do moving molecules produce?

• Sound

• Light

• Heat

• Pressure

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What is the pressure of moving air called?

• Static pressure

• Dynamic pressure

• Atmospheric pressure

• Hydraulic pressure

Atmospheric pressure increases as you move towards lower elevations and decreases as you move into higher elevations.

• True
• False

The pressure which is exerted by air around us is known as

• (a) force

• (b) atmospheric pressure

• (c) muscular force

• (d) friction