Flight and Space

These provides lift for an aircraft.

• wings

• engines

• fuselages

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The four forces that enable flight are:

• drag, lift, thrust, gravity

• lift, drag, winglet, aileron

• thrust, drag, gravity, mass

What effect does prolonged exposure to microgravity have on astronauts' bone density?

• Increases bone density

• No effect on bone density

• Decreases bone density

When traveling from Earth to space, required oxygen intake

• a. increases

• b. stays the same

• c. decreases

Which of Newton’s laws of motion explains the liftoff of a rocket?

• Newton's First Law of Motion

• Newton's Second Law of Motion

• Newton's Third Law of Motion

muscles, and the cardiovascular system have all been impacted by years without standard gravity due to being in space.

• Radiation

• Waste

• Bones

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This happens the instant an aircraft becomes airborne or when a rocket leaves a launch pad.

• thrust

• walls

• liftoff

What force propels a balloon forward?

• thrust

• walls

• liftoff

Do astronauts need to drink less, more, or the same water in space than they would on Earth?

• Less

• More

• same

For a person who needs 2200 calories on Earth, how many calories do they need in space?(use info below). Space calories = 125% x Earth Calories = 1.25 x Earth Calories

• 2775

• 2750

• 2250

• 2275

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