Rocketeering En Sverige

Engine C is 2 times as powerful as engine A

• True

• False

When launching your rocket you must do all of the following EXCEPT:

• Check to see what is above you

• A loud countdown from 3

• Check the continuity

• Stand right next to the rocket to get a better view

What part of the rocket helps it fly straight?

• Nose cone

• Engine

• Fins

• Parachute

What might happen if you use an engine that is too powerful for your rocket?

• It will fly perfectly

• It won’t take off

• Nothing. It just goes higher

• It becomes unstable and dangerous

What recovery system is used in these model rockets?

• Parachute

• Streamer

• Glider

• Spring

What force pulls the rocket back down after it flies up?

• Wind

• Friction

• Gravity

• Energy

What kind of energy pushes the rocket into the air

• Rocket energy

• Chemical energy

• Light energy

• Electric energy

Why is the nose cone shaped like a point instead of a cube?

• To look cool

• To hold the parachute

• To cut through the air

Why are launch rods used in model rocketry?

• To guide the rocket at liftoff

• To ignite the rocket

• To hold the rocket down

• it adds style to the launch pad

Which of Newton’s Laws explains why the rocket goes up when exhaust goes down?

• First Law (Inertia)

• Second Law (Force = mass x acceleration)

• Third Law (Action and reaction)

• Law of Gravity