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Flight Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

the same as

2.

This is an engine-powered force that pushes the plane forward through the air.

a)

thrust

b)

weight

c)

drag

d)

lift

3.

This force is created when air rushes over the top of the wings and pushes up on the wings raising the plane skyward.

a)

weight

b)

thrust

c)

lift

d)

drag

4.

A force that is always directed toward the center of the Earth.

a)

Gravity

b)

Thrust

c)

Lift

d)

Drag

5.

Faster air movement over an airfoil creates _________ pressure, which in turn allows lift.

a)

higher

b)

lower

6.

True or False: Pitch is controlled by Ailerons

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: Ailerons control the Roll movement.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: Rudder controls Yaw.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
What do parachutes rely on to fall to the ground more slowly?
a)
Lift
b)
Drag
c)
Thrust
d)
Lift
10.
In order to move forward, you must have more  thrust than _______ to fly.
a)
Thrust
b)
Lift
c)
Drag
d)
Gravity
11.

An engine that burns fuel within the engine and uses a propeller.

a)

Internal Combustion Engine

b)

Jet Engine

c)

Rocket Engine

d)

Flight

12.

This engine ignites fuel and compresses oxygen inside the engine.

a)

Internal Combustion Engine

b)

Jet Engine

c)

Rocket Engine

d)

Aerodynamics

13.

This engine creates thrust by accelerating a fluid.

a)

Internal Combustion Engine

b)

Jet Engine

c)

Rocket Engine

d)

Air Pressure

14.

This device flies just above the ground using a fan.

a)

Hovercraft

b)

Air Plane

c)

Rocket

d)

Helicopter

15.

Passengers sit in this part of the air plane.

a)

Ailerons

b)

Rudder

c)

Propeller

d)

Fuselage

16.

Flaps on the back edge of the wing that help control roll.

a)

Propeller

b)

Rudder

c)

Fuselage

d)

Ailerons

17.

Which is NOT an adaptation that helps a bird fly?

a)

Hallow Bones

b)

Feathers

c)

Skin

d)

Wings

18.
Drag is a type of which force?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
speed
d)
inertia
19.
A plane's ____________ is a hinged, vertical surface attached to the tail of the plane that assists the plane in recovering from turns.
a)
rudder
b)
airfoil
c)
aileron
d)
elevator
20.
The hinged, horizontal surfaces attached to the back of the tail of the plane to control the upward or downward movement.
a)
airfoil
b)
elevator
c)
rudder
d)
aileron
21.
The faster a fluid moves, the ____________ pressure it exerts.
a)
greater
b)
less
22.
Which of Newton’s Laws is demonstrated by airplane flight?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
23.

The fins produce lift and improve stability.

a)

False

b)

True

24.
This force comes from the rockets engine,without it the rocket would not move forward in the air?
a)
Drag
b)
Thrust
c)
Lift
25.
What is the purpose of the parachute valve?
a)
It allows air to move freely in the balloon.
b)
It opens and closes to allow the balloon to descend and asend. 
c)
It helps the balloon by storing fuel.
d)
It is an escape route in case of fire. 
26.
Hot air is ________dense than the air around it, that is how the balloon can rise. 
a)
more
b)
less
27.
The first hot air balloons in the 1780's carried ________.
a)
barnyard animals
b)
people
c)
robots
d)
space aliens
28.
Why did the balloon come back down to the ground?
a)
The air around it pushed it down.
b)
The air inside cooled and became more dense forcing the balloon to descend. 
c)
The air inside the balloon heated up and the air was too hot to rise. 
d)
The balloon may have had a hole in it.
29.
What part is A?
a)
balloon envelope
b)
balloon span
c)
basket
d)
outside of balloon (no...not right answer)
30.
What part is B?
a)
gores
b)
balloon envelope
c)
burner
d)
seat cushion
31.
Which part carries the passengers?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
32.
How is a balloon steered? 
a)
The pilot cannot steer a balloon.
b)
There is a steering wheel that the pilot uses.
c)
The pilot descends and climbs to different air levels and rides the wind. 
d)
There is a mechanism inside the balloon that allows it to be moved horizontally
33.
Wind speed increases as you get ________ in the atmosphere.
a)
higher
b)
lower
34.
What are the two methods in which a balloon can descend? 
a)
Let the air cool or pop a small hole in the balloon.
b)
Add additional weight to the basket or let the air cool.
c)
Let the air cool or release the air through a deflation valve.
d)
Let the air cool or jump up and down.
35.
Besides temperature, how are cold air and hot air DIFFERENT?
a)
Cold air rises up in the sky
b)
Cold air is lighter than hot air
c)
Hot air is lighter than cold air
d)
Hot air stays close to the ground
36.
The reader can conclude that once the Wright Brothers invented the first airplane, people no longer traveled by hot air balloon because....
a)
traveling by hot air balloon costs more money
b)
traveling by hot air balloon took less time
c)
traveling by airplane costs more money
d)
traveling by airplane took less time
37.
Which kind of day would be best for a hot air balloon ride?
a)
a cloudy day with little wind
b)
a clear day with little wind
c)
a cloudy, windy day
d)
a clear, windy day
38.
Liquid fuel rockets use ________ and  __________ ?
a)
Hydrogen and Oxygen 
b)
Water and Oxygen 
c)
Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide
d)
All of the above
39.
The arrow in the orange area indicates direction of ____________.
a)
Gravity
b)
Nose Cone
c)
Thrust
d)
Leading edge
40.
The propulsive force developed by an operating rocket engine caused by the rearward ejection of gases during the combustion process.
a)
Altitude
b)
Propellor
c)
Low Earth Orbit
d)
Thrust
41.
What is a hovercraft?
a)
A long, narrow streamlined board used in surfing
b)
A device used to glide across the water's surface to meet an incoming breaking wave
c)
A  vehicle or craft that travels over land or water on a cushion of air 
d)
A self-balancing scooter or self-balancing two-wheeled board
42.
The A380 and Boeing 727 are examples of ?
a)
commercial helicopters
b)
Space X rockets
c)
commercial jet craft
43.
What's different about an airplane from a helicopter, butterfly or bird?
a)
plane moves it's wings to stay in flight
b)
plane maintains speed to remain in flight
c)
plane turns rotors to stay in flight
44.
What kind of flying craft could not leave the atmosphere?
a)
missile
b)
rocket
c)
space shuttle
d)
propeller plane
45.
What controls the direction of the plane from right to left
a)
ailerons
b)
elevators
c)
rudder
46.
What does the small tail propeller of the helicopter do?
a)
Helps it keep from spinning out of control.
b)
Provides all the lift to make the helicopter fly
47.
A smooth surface of an airplane will decrease
a)
lift 
b)
drag
c)
thrust
48.
What part of a plane makes the plane dive and climb?
a)
rudder
b)
ailerons
c)
elevators
49.
What part of the plane makes the plane roll from side to side?
a)
rudder
b)
aileron
c)
elevator 
d)
rotor

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