WorksheetsFlight
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 23mins
This is the name of the force that tries to pull an aircraft down.
Thrust
Gravity
Drag
Lift
This is the name of the force that tries to move an aircraft forward.
Thrust
Gravity
Drag
Lift
This is the name of the force that tries to hold an aircraft back.
Thrust
Gravity
Drag
Lift
This is the name of the force that tries to push an aircraft up.
Thrust
Gravity
Drag
Lift
These two forces need to overcome their opposite force in order for an aircraft to fly.
Drag & Gravity
Thrust & Gravity
Lift & Drag
Lift & Thrust
Whose Principle explains how lift occurs?
Newton
Descartes
Bernoulli
Pascal
Bernoulli's Principle states...
The slower the air is moving, the lower the air pressure.
The faster the air is moving, the lower the air pressure.
The faster air moves, the lower the ________.
Speed
Density
Compression
Pressure
The study of air in motion.
Gravity
Aerodynamics
Air Pressure
Thrust
The constant push of air is called _______________________.
Air pressure
Aerodynamics
Thrust
Flight
Passengers sit in this part of the air plane.
Ailerons
Rudder
Propeller
Fuselage
Which part of the airplane helps it roll left or right?
Propeller
Rudder
Fuselage
Ailerons
When an airplane is taking off, lift is _______ than gravity.
greater than
less than
the same as
These provide lift for an aircraft. What are they?
wings
engines
fuselages
forces
True or False: Moving the nose of a plane up or down (pitch) is controlled by the ailerons.
True
False
True or False: Ailerons control the Roll movement.
True
False
True or False: The rudders of a plane move the nose left or right.
True
False
The four forces that enable flight are:
drag, lift, thrust, gravity
lift, drag, winglet, aileron
thrust, drag, gravity, mass
gravity, lateral, thrust, drag
What do the elevators control?
Pitch (move nose up or down)
Yaw (move nose right or left)
Roll plan to left or right
Thrust
What kind of flying machines did Leonardo da Vinci design?
'Ornithopters'- machines with wings that go up and down like a bird's.
Machines with tiny wings.
How did the Montgolfier brothers make their ballons fly?
By making a box filled with hot air.
By making a fire under a silk bag so it filled with hot air.
Where did Orville and Wilbur Wright come from?
Ohio, USA.
London, UK.
What is Newton's Third Law?
The law of momentum.
An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
The faster air moves, the lower the air pressure.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
