WorksheetsRocket Midterm
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
As the speed of the rocket increases, the distance
remains the same.
increases.
decreases.
is balanced.
How do you calculate the average speed of an object?
You take the mass and divide it by the volume.
You take the distance the object traveled and divide it by the time the object took to travel that distance.
You take the mass and multiply it by acceleration.
You take the distance it traveled and subtract the time.
What was the unit being used for average speed in this experiment?
meters
sec
m/s
mph
These are all the forces that act on moving rocket.
Lift, Weight, Gravity & Thrust
Lift, Drag, Gravity & Thrust
Lift, Push, Pull & Drag
Lift, Thrust & Drag
Which of these shapes would be aerodynamic?
Square
Cone
Resistance that slows an object down in the atmosphere(air).
Drag
Fin
Fuselage
Speed of Sound
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?
One ball experienced more gravity than the other.
One ball experienced more drag because of the wind.
One ball was heavier than the other.
It is impossible for the two balls to travel different distances.
If you were going to set up an experiment on growing plants, what kind of data might be most important for you to collect?
Amount of water, amount of plant food, height of plant, amount of sunlight
Names of the scientists, number of hours scientists sleep each night, amount of time each scientists watches TV
Number of shopping days till Christmas, location of favorite stores, list of things you want from Santa.
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?
65
92
70
76
What is the direction of the lift force the fins put on the rocket?
upward
downward
backward
sideways
