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WorksheetsAeronautics Unit
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Angle of Attack
c)
Pitch
d)
Thrust
2.
The controlling surface that regulates an aircraft's roll.
a)
Aileron
b)
Airfoil
c)
Lift
d)
Propulsion
3.
A part whose shape and orientation controls stability, directions, lift, thrust, or propulsion.
a)
Airfoil
b)
Dihedral Angle
c)
Gravity
d)
Propeller
4.
Acute angle between direction of the relative wind and the chord of an airfoil.
a)
Angle of Attack
b)
Dihedral Angle
c)
Leading Edge
d)
Rudder
5.
Ratio between wingspan and average chord of a wing.
a)
Aspect Ratio
b)
Hypersonic
c)
Mass
d)
Roll
6.
As the speed of a fluid increases, its pressure decreases.
a)
Bernoulli's Principle
b)
Newton's 1st Law
c)
Newton's 2nd Law
d)
Newton's 3rd Law
7.
Measure of the curvature of the airfoil.
a)
Camber
b)
Chord
c)
Empennage
d)
Mass
8.
Chord
a)
Width of an Airfoil
b)
Length of a Wing
c)
Altitude of the plane
d)
Angle of Attack
9.
Resistance of the Air against the forward movement of the plane.
a)
Drag
b)
Lift
c)
Yaw
d)
Roll
10.
The controlling surface that regulates an aircraft's pitch.
a)
Elevator
b)
Glider
c)
Fuselage
d)
Ramjet
11.
The 'tail' of an aircraft.
a)
Empennage
b)
Fuselage
c)
Propeller
d)
Rocket Engine
12.
A gas or liquid that tends to take the shape of it's container.
a)
Fluid
b)
Gas
c)
Solid
d)
Air
13.
Transferring of energy to an object.
a)
Force
b)
Gravity
c)
Newton's 1st Law
d)
Propulsion
14.
Central Body of an aircraft.
a)
Fuselage
b)
Lift
c)
Mass
d)
Propellant
15.
Airplane with no attached source of thrust.
a)
Glider
b)
Rocket
c)
Blimp
d)
Hot Air Balloon
16.
The force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth.
a)
Gravity
b)
Mass
c)
Propulsion
d)
Weight
17.
An airfoil at the back on the plane that resists up and down changes in motion.
a)
Horizontal Stabilizer
b)
Vertical Stabilizer
c)
Airfoil
d)
Leading Egde
18.
5 times or more the speed of sound
a)
Hypersonic
b)
Supersonic
c)
Mach 1
d)
Mach 4
19.
The front edge of an airplane airfoil.
a)
Leading Egde
b)
Aileron
c)
Chord
d)
Empennage
20.
The force that directly opposes weight.
a)
Lift
b)
Drag
c)
Roll
d)
Stall
21.
Speed of Mach 1
a)
760 MPH
b)
660 MPH
c)
4980 MPH
d)
1100 MPH
22.
Quantity of matter.
a)
Mass
b)
Drag
c)
Force
d)
Weight
23.
Objects stay at rest or in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
24.
Force equals Mass times Acceleration (f=ma)
a)
Newton's 2nd Law
b)
Newton's 1st Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Bernoulli's Principle
25.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's 3rd Law
b)
Newton's 1st Law
c)
Newton's 2nd Law
d)
A quote from Mr. Paxton
26.
The up or down movement of an aircraft.
a)
Pitch
b)
Yaw
c)
Roll
d)
Thrust
27.
Method of placing geometric entities at precise x and y coordinates on a plane.
a)
Precise Input
b)
Inventor
c)
Aileron
d)
Force
28.
Chemical Mixture burned to produce thrust.
a)
Propellant
b)
Propulsion
c)
Rocket Engine
d)
Spoiler
29.
Airfoil mounted on revolving shaft.
a)
Propeller
b)
Ramjet
c)
Fuselage
d)
Aileron
30.
Combination of the factors of lift, thrust, drag, and weight.
a)
Propulsion
b)
Force
c)
Mass
d)
Gravity
31.
Engine that can only operate at very high speeds.
a)
Ramjet
b)
Rocket Engine
c)
Slats
d)
Hypersonic
32.
Engine that produces thrust by expelling hot gases from a rear nozzle.
a)
Rocket Engine
b)
Ramjet
c)
Mach 1
d)
Fuselage
33.
The clockwise or counter-clockwise motion of an aircraft.
a)
Roll
b)
Pitch
c)
Yaw
d)
Velocity
34.
Controlling surface that regulates yaw.
a)
Rudder
b)
Slats
c)
Enpennage
d)
Airfoil
35.
Device used to destroy lift
a)
Slats
b)
Rudder
c)
Ramjet
d)
Aileron
36.
Force which an aircraft moves straight through the air.
a)
Thrust
b)
Push
c)
Lift
d)
Weight
37.
Rear edge of the wing.
a)
Trailing Edge
b)
Leading Edge
c)
Airfoil
d)
Fuselage
38.
Vector quantity that includes speed and direction.
a)
Velocity
b)
Thrust
c)
Yaw
d)
Wing
39.
Force generate by the gravitational pull of the earth
a)
Weight
b)
Force
c)
Gravitiy
d)
Mass
40.
The major horizontal surface on an airplane.
a)
Wing
b)
Airfoil
c)
Camber
d)
Chord
41.
Side-to-side motion of the nose of an aircraft.
a)
Yaw
b)
Roll
c)
Pitch
d)
Gravity
42.
Every Aircraft is an Airplane
a)
False
b)
True
43.
Every Airplane is an aircraft
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Main disadvantage to Jet fighters.
a)
Can't carry much weight
b)
Lightweight
c)
Slow
d)
Very Big
45.
What two things are needed for velocity?
a)
Speed and Direction
b)
Speed and lift
c)
Lift and Drag
d)
The 2 Laws of Newton
46.
The 4 forces of flight are...
a)
Lift, Drag, Weight, Thrust
b)
The 4 laws of motion
c)
Up, Down, Left, Right
d)
Yaw, Pitch, Roll, Rudder
47.
Lift is.....
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
48.
Drag is....
a)
Negative
b)
Postive
49.
Thrust is....
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
50.
Weight is....
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
51.
If forces are balanced, the plane moves at a _____ velocity
a)
Constant
b)
Increased
c)
Decreased
52.
Wing size affects lift.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Main cause of stalling
a)
Flying at too steep of an angle
b)
Going too fast
c)
Using the wrong wings
d)
Pilot passes out
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