Four Forces of Flight

This picture best represents

• Drag

• Gravity

• Lift

• Thrust

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air pushing back against the plane is slowing it down, creating a ________ force.

• Lift

• Thrust

• Gravity

• Drag

This picture best represents

• Drag

• Lift

• Gravity

• Thrust

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The weight of the paper plane also affects its flight, as _________ pulls it down toward Earth.

• Gravity

• Thrust

• Lift

• Drag

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This picture best represents

• Gravity

• Thrust

• Drag

• Lift

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The four forces that enable flight are:

• drag, lift, thrust, weight

• lift, drag, winglet, aileron

• thrust, drag, weight, mass

• weight, lateral, thrust, drag

Which basic flight force is responsible for moving the airplane forward?

• Lift

• Weight

• Drag

• Thrust

Which force is responsible for keeping an airplane in the air?

• Lift

• Thrust

• Drag

• Weight

What force must be overcome for an airplane to take off?

• Lift

• Weight

• Drag

• Thrust

Which force acts opposite to the direction of motion and slows down an airplane?

• Thrust

• Lift

• Drag

• Weight