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Flight

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the name of the force that tries to pull an aircraft down.

a)

Thrust

b)

Gravity

c)

Drag

d)

Lift

2.

This is the name of the force that tries to move an aircraft forward.

a)

Thrust

b)

Gravity

c)

Drag

d)

Lift

3.

This is the name of the force that tries to hold an aircraft back.

a)

Thrust

b)

Gravity

c)

Drag

d)

Lift

4.

This is the name of the force that tries to push an aircraft up.

a)

Thrust

b)

Gravity

c)

Drag

d)

Lift

5.

These two forces need to overcome their opposite force in order for an aircraft to fly.

a)

Drag & Gravity

b)

Thrust & Gravity

c)

Lift & Drag

d)

Lift & Thrust

6.

Whose Principle explains how lift occurs?

a)

Newton

b)

Descartes

c)

Bernoulli

d)

Pascal

7.

Bernoulli's Principle states...

a)

The slower the air is moving, the lower the air pressure.

b)

The faster the air is moving, the lower the air pressure.

8.
Faster air movement over an airfoil creates  _________ pressure, which in turn allows lift.
a)
Higher
b)
Lower
9.
In order to move forward, you must have more  thrust than _______ to fly.
a)
Thrust
b)
Lift
c)
Drag
d)
Gravity
10.

The faster air moves, the lower the ________.

a)

Speed

b)

Density

c)

Compression

d)

Pressure

11.

The study of air in motion.

a)

Gravity

b)

Aerodynamics

c)

Air Pressure

d)

Thrust

12.

The constant push of air is called _______________________.

a)

Air pressure

b)

Aerodynamics

c)

Thrust

d)

Flight

13.

Passengers sit in this part of the air plane.

a)

Ailerons

b)

Rudder

c)

Propeller

d)

Fuselage

14.

Which part of the airplane helps it roll left or right?

a)

Propeller

b)

Rudder

c)

Fuselage

d)

Ailerons

15.

When an airplane is taking off, lift is _______ than gravity.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

the same as

16.

These provide lift for an aircraft. What are they?

a)

wings

b)

engines

c)

fuselages

d)

forces

17.

True or False: Moving the nose of a plane up or down (pitch) is controlled by the ailerons.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: Ailerons control the Roll movement.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False: The rudders of a plane move the nose left or right.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The four forces that enable flight are:

a)

drag, lift, thrust, gravity

b)

lift, drag, winglet, aileron

c)

thrust, drag, gravity, mass

d)

gravity, lateral, thrust, drag

21.

What do the elevators control?

a)

Pitch (move nose up or down)

b)

Yaw (move nose right or left)

c)

Roll plan to left or right

d)

Thrust

22.

What kind of flying machines did Leonardo da Vinci design?

a)

'Ornithopters'- machines with wings that go up and down like a bird's.

b)

Machines with tiny wings.

23.

How did the Montgolfier brothers make their ballons fly?

a)

By making a box filled with hot air.

b)

By making a fire under a silk bag so it filled with hot air.

24.

Where did Orville and Wilbur Wright come from?

a)

Ohio, USA.

b)

London, UK.

25.

What is Newton's Third Law?

a)

The law of momentum.

b)

An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.

c)

The faster air moves, the lower the air pressure.

d)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.