It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Quiz!

 Birds with elliptical wings, such as woodpeckers, are best adapted for:

• High-speed flight over open areas

• Long-distance gliding over oceans

• Quick, maneuverable flight in forests

• Soaring on thermals for long periods

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A shape designed to create lift as air flows over it is known as an...

• aerodynamics

• airfoil

• yaw

• tilt

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Short, rounded wings that allow for tight maneuvering in confined spaces and dense vegetation

• elliptical wings

• high speed wings

• dynamic soaring wings

• soaring wings with deep slots

Wings that are long, narrow, and pointed and associated with slower flight speed are

• elliptical wings

• high speed wings

• gliding wings

• soaring wings

This type of wing has slotted feathers that reduce drag and allow for faster take off; predatory birds utilize them to carry off heavy prey

• elliptical wings

• high speed wings

• soaring wings

• gliding wings

The force that opposes the forward motion of an airplane is called __________.

• Thrust

• Lift

• Drag

• Gravity

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The engine of an airplane provides __________.

• Thrust

• Drag

• Gravity

• Lift

The wings of an airplane are designed to provide ___________.

• Thrust

• Lift

• Drag

• Gravity

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The __________ are used to raise or lower the tail of a plane and cause the nose to rise or dip

• ailerons

• elevators

• rudder

• pitch

The direction of the plane from left and right is controlled by the _______________.

• ailerons

• elevators

• rudder

• pitch