Rocketry Quiz 1

The --------- is the front, pointed section of the rocket. It reduces aerodynamic drag and ensures that the rocket moves smoothly through the atmosphere.

• Payload

• Nose cone

• Engine

• Fin

The ----------- is the cargo or equipment that the rocket is carrying, such as satellites, scientific instruments, or crew capsules.

• Propellent tank

• Payload

• Booster

• Fin

-------------- store the rocket's fuel and oxidizer, which are mixed and burned to produce thrust.

• Guidance system

• Avionics

• Engine

• Propellent tank

---------------- generate the thrust needed to propel the rocket forward.

• Booster

• Engine

• Fin

• Thrust control

---------- are additional engines or rocket stages attached to the main body of the rocket, providing extra thrust during the initial phase of the launch.

• Engine

• Boosters

• Interstage

• Frame

--------- are stabilizing surfaces, typically found at the rear of the rocket.

• Guidance system

• Fins

• Thrust control

• Wings

------------- supports and holds all of the components of the rocket together, from the engines to the payload.

• Structural frame

• Nose

• Engine

• Fins

-------------is a connecting structure between different stages of the rocket. It allows for the separation of stages once the lower stage burns out, enabling the upper stage to continue the journey.

• Frame

• Thrust control

• Interstage

• Stage separation mechanism

---------------- allows the rocket to shed lower stages once they've used up their fuel. It is crucial for reducing weight and allowing higher stages of the rocket to continue with the mission.

• Interstage

• Stage separation mechanism

• Tail

• Frame

-------------------located at the tail of the rocket, can be used for fine-tuning the rocket's orientation in space (attitude control).

• Fin

• Thrust control

• Boosters

• Nose