WorksheetsHow Rockets Fly - Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Real advancements in rocketry depended upon a scientific and mathematical understanding of _________.
a)
Motion
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Resistance
2.
When did the first real advancements in rocketry come?
a)
Sixteenth Century
b)
Seventeenth Century
c)
Twentieth Century
d)
Twenty-First Century
3.
Whose works contributed to real advancements in rocketry?
a)
Galileo
b)
Galileo and Newton
c)
Rembrandt
4.
Galileo discovered the principle of __________.
a)
Resistance
b)
Force
c)
Inertia
d)
Acceleration
5.
What is the principle of inertia?
a)
All matter, because of its mass, resists changes in motion.
b)
Some matter, because of its mass, resists changes in motion.
c)
All matter, because of its weight, resists changes in motion.
d)
Some matter, because of its mass, resists changes in motion.
6.
The more mass, the more __________.
a)
Resistance
b)
Force
c)
Inertia
d)
Acceleration
7.
What laws are the foundation of all rocket
a)
Emotion
b)
Evolution
c)
Motion
d)
Acceleration
8.
What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?
a)
Objects at rest remain at rest and objects in motion remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
b)
Force equals mass times acceleration (or f = ma).
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
9.
What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion?
a)
Objects at rest remain at rest and objects in motion remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
b)
Force equals mass times acceleration (or f = ma).
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
10.
What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
a)
Objects at rest remain at rest and objects in motion remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
b)
Force equals mass times acceleration (or f = ma).
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
11.
Both terms, rest and motion are __________.
a)
Different
b)
Relative
c)
Resistant
12.
What is a push or pull exerted on an object?
a)
Resistance
b)
Force
c)
Inertia
d)
Unbalanced Force
13.
What is the sum total or net force exerted on an object?
a)
Resistance
b)
Force
c)
Inertia
d)
Unbalanced Force
14.
What is the amount of matter contained in an object?
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Acceleration
d)
Action
15.
Unless you alter it in some way, __________ remains the same whether the object is on Earth, in Earth orbit, or on the Moon.
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Acceleration
d)
Action
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