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To the Moon QUIZ 1 Vocab - 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term for the forward most section of a rocket, shaped for minimum resistance?
a)
Fuselage
b)
Barrier
c)
Nose Cone
2.
What is the term used for using your senses (look, touch, smell, describe) to gather information?
a)
Experiment
b)
Conclusion
c)
Observation
3.

What is the cargo carried by the rocket?

a)

Elephants

b)

Nose Cone

c)

Payload

4.

What is the liquid or solid substance burned in a rocket that provides thrust?

a)

Water

b)

Kerosene

c)

Propellant

d)

oxidizer

5.

What is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch?

a)

Pii (Pounds in Inertia)

b)

Ps (Pounds Total)

c)

Psi (Pounds Per Square Inch)

6.
It's purpose is to return the rocket safely to earth; includes parachutes or helicopters?
a)
Fuselage
b)
Apogee
c)
Recovery System
7.

What is the name of a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit?

a)

Meteor

b)

Astronaut

c)

Rocket

d)

Station

8.

What's the term for a process that is used to answer questions about the world?

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Goddard's 10th Law

c)

Scientific Method

9.
What's the term for the reaction force that propels a rocket forward?
a)
Apogee
b)
Motion
c)
Thrust
10.

What's the term for being in a state of agitation?

a)

Thrust

b)

Inertia

c)

Turbulent

11.

What's the term for factors that might change in an experiment?

a)

Science

b)

Parts

c)

Variables

12.

What's the term for the distance AND direction that an object travels per unit of time?

a)

Speed

b)

Force

c)

Velocity

13.
What's the term for the force of gravity on an object?
a)
Mass
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
14.
What's the term for the DISTANCE that an object travels per unit of time?
a)
Velocity
b)
Motion
c)
Speed
15.
What is the term for a push or pull?
a)
Velocity
b)
Laws
c)
Force