Flight and Space

When one wing is up and one wind is down movement of a plane is called _____________.

• roll

• pitch

• yaw

If you weighed 100 lbs. on Earth, you would weigh _____________ lbs. on Mars.

• 100 lbs.

• 83 lbs.

• 200 lbs.

• 38 lbs.

How long is a day on Mars?

• 637 Earth Days

• One Earth day and 37 min.

• 12 Earth Hours

• Mars doesn't spin so it has no day or rotation.

What is the average temperatures on Mars (Earth is 57 degrees Fahrenheit)?

• -200 degrees Fahrenheit

• 70 degrees Fahrenheit

• -81 degrees Fahrenheit

• 100 degrees Fahrenheit

What is the name of force that moves an aircraft forward?

• drag

• thrust

• lift

• weight

Which of the following is NOT one of the movements of flight?

• pitch

• roll

• sway

• yaw

Whose principle is used to describe why flight is possible?

• Newton

• Bernoulli

• Pascal

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Faster air movement over an airfoil creates a ________ pressure.

• lower

• higher

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This angle refers to the angle at which the wings cut through the air...

• Angle of attack

• Angle of Incidence

• Dihedral Angle

This is the name of force that tries to hold an aircraft back.

• thrust

• weight

• drag

• lift