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Rocket Midterm

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rockets are able to lift off and travel because of
a)
thrust
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
escape veocity
2.
The amount of thrust (force) produced by the rocket engines needs to be __________ than the force of gravity holding it down.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
3.
Relating to Newton’s Third Law, action and reaction, what is the reaction when a rocket expels gas, smoke and flames from the nozzle end of the rocket engine?
a)
Nothing
b)
Propels in the opposite direction
c)
Creates a balanced force
d)
Creates friction
4.
What part of the water rocket has the greatest impact on stability?
a)
Fins
b)
Nose Cone
c)
Pressure Vessel
5.
What is the image to the right missing that will effect it's stability the most?
a)
Nose Cone
b)
Fins
c)
Pressure Vessel
d)
Paint
6.
Identify the various types of rockets parts seen in the picture
a)
Nose Cone 
b)
Fin
c)
Payload
d)
Rocket Engine
7.
Identify the part of a rocket seen in the picture.
a)
Nose Cone 
b)
Fin
c)
Payload
d)
Rocket Engine
8.
The part of a rocket engine where hot gasses exit the engine.
a)
Hydrogen Tank
b)
Nose Cone
c)
Oxygen Tank
d)
Nozzle
9.

As the speed of the rocket increases, the distance

a)

remains the same.

b)

increases.

c)

decreases.

d)

is balanced.

10.

How do you calculate the average speed of an object?

a)

You take the mass and divide it by the volume.

b)

You take the distance the object traveled and divide it by the time the object took to travel that distance.

c)

You take the mass and multiply it by acceleration.

d)

You take the distance it traveled and subtract the time.

11.

What was the unit being used for average speed in this experiment?

a)

meters

b)

sec

c)

m/s

d)

mph

12.
The scientist who is most famous for developing the Laws of Motion is _____.
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo Galilei
13.
This is a rocket.The rocket pushes the fuel down.What is the other force in this interaction pair?
a)
The fuel pulls the rocket up.
b)
The fuel pushes the rocket up.
c)
The rocket pulls the earth up.
d)
The earth pulls the rocket down.
14.

These are all the forces that act on moving rocket.

a)

Lift, Weight, Gravity & Thrust

b)

Lift, Drag, Gravity & Thrust

c)

Lift, Push, Pull & Drag

d)

Lift, Thrust & Drag

15.

Which of these shapes would be aerodynamic?

a)

Square

b)

Cone

16.

Resistance that slows an object down in the atmosphere(air).

a)

Drag

b)

Fin

c)

Fuselage

d)

Speed of Sound

17.

Two identical soccer balls are launched across the field by a catapult five minutes apart. One ball travels 5 meters further than the other. What explanation can be given for this difference?

a)

One ball experienced more gravity than the other.

b)

One ball experienced more drag because of the wind.

c)

One ball was heavier than the other.

d)

It is impossible for the two balls to travel different distances.

18.

If you were going to set up an experiment on growing plants, what kind of data might be most important for you to collect?

a)

Amount of water, amount of plant food, height of plant, amount of sunlight

b)

Names of the scientists, number of hours scientists sleep each night, amount of time each scientists watches TV

c)

Number of shopping days till Christmas, location of favorite stores, list of things you want from Santa.

19.
What part of an experiment contains the data tables and graphs?
a)
Results
b)
Conclusion
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Materials
20.

Mrs. Collins made a scatterplot to show the relationship between the number of absences and a student’s final exam score. Based on this scatterplot, a student with 6 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?

a)

65

b)

92

c)

70

d)

76

21.
Which statement best describes the trend in the data?
a)
As temperatures increase, ice cream cone sales increase.
b)
As temperatures increase, ice cream cone sales decrease.
c)
As temperatures decrease, ice cream cone sales increase.
d)
There is no trend in the data.
22.
The force of pushing forward making your rocket launch from the platform is ____________.
a)
Drag
b)
Thrust
c)
Aerodynamics
d)
Gravity
23.

What is the direction of the lift force the fins put on the rocket?

a)

upward

b)

downward

c)

backward

d)

sideways

24.
As long as the thrust of the engines continues, the rocket __________.
a)
Accelerates
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Balanced
d)
Friction