Model Rockets

Made of wire and inserted in the engine before launch. When electricity is passed through it, it heats up and starts the solid rocket engine.

• Igniter

• Rocket Engine

• Parachute

• Recovery Wadding

Model rockets are launched with __________ ignition.

After the airframe is made, you will attach the ________ _______ , which slides your rocket onto the launch pad.

Which rocket component reduces drag?

• nose cone

• streamer

Which rocket component provides stability?

• fin

• streamer

• nose cone

• shockcord

What is the function of the launch lug?

• to hold the nose cone to the body tube

• provides thrust

• provides stability

• to hold the rocket straight

• reduces drag

Which of these variable can you NOT control?

• The amount of water in the rocket

• The weight of the rocket

• The amount of wind

• The length of the rocket

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Relating to Newton’s Third Law, action and reaction, what is the reaction when a rocket expels gas, smoke and flames from the nozzle end of the rocket engine?

• Nothing

• Propels in the opposite direction

• Creates a balanced force

• Creates friction

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What is aerodynamics?

• How loud the rocket is when it launches

• The study of rocket science

• How high the rocket goes during flight

• The study of how objects move through the air

What is the primary purpose of the nose cone in a model rocket?

• To provide thrust

• To reduce drag

• To stabilize the rocket

• To ignite the engine

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