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WorksheetsRocket Science Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
Which trajectory phase is the Initial period in which the rocket produces THRUST to power itself forward.
Boost Phase
Coast Phase
Impact Phase
What is aerodynamics?
How the moving air interacts with the rocket.
How high the rocket flies.
How tall the rocket is.
What makes a rocket stable?
When the CP is behind the CG by 1 to 2 calibers.
When the CG is behind the CP by 1 to 2 calibers.
When the CP is behind the CG by 2 or more calibers.
During the launch, it was determined Mr. Bonfadini's rocket has an angle of 35 degrees. Altitude = tan x 250ft / 2
87.5 Feet
100 feet
159 Feet
Using the formula above, calculate the speed (in m.p.h) of a rocket that reached 87.5 ft of altitude.
45.8 MPH
23.9 MPH
79.4 MPH
In rocketry, What is DRAG?
Air Resistance
Atmospheric conditions
Apogee
what is ALTITUDE?
How high in the air the rocket traveled.
How tall the rocket is.
How fast the rocket is traveling after launch.
Why did you measure your rocket?
Teacher told me too.
To find the center of pressure.
To find the center of gravity.
What part of the rocket stabilizes the flight while the rocket is in the air?
Fins
Nose Cone
Body Tube
What is the Center of Gravity (Mass)?
Height of the rocket.
Balancing point of rocket.
How much it weighs.
If a stopped car is hit by a moving car from behind, the passengers inside may experience whiplash as a result of the body moving forward but the head lagging behind. What is the head experiencing?
Trajectory
Inertia
Center of Pressure
When you release the latch holding the rocket to the launch pad, the water and air is pushing down, so your rocket must go up. This is an example of which Newton's Law of motion?
Newton's 1st law of motion.
Newton's 2nd law of motion.
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
Which Newton's law of motion tells you how much force (push) is going to come out of your rocket nozzle.
Newton's 1st law of motion.
Newton's 2nd law of motion.
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
The force of the launch pad latch equals the force of the compressed air in the bottle. The rocket is resting and will not launch. This is an example of which Newton's Law of motion?
Newton's 1st law of motion.
Newton's 2nd law of motion.
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
It is easier to push an empty shopping cart than a full one, because the full shopping cart has more mass than the empty one. This means that more force is required to push the full shopping cart. This is an example of which Newton's Law of motion?
Newton's 1st law of motion.
Newton's 2nd law of motion.
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
A soccer ball will not move until a player kicks it. This is an example of which Newton's Law of motion?
Newton's 1st law of motion.
Newton's 2nd law of motion.
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
When you dive off of a diving board, you push down on the springboard. The board springs back and forces you into the air. This is an example of which Newton's Law of motion?
Newton's 1st law of motion.
Newton's 2nd law of motion.
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
Which Newton's Law of Motion states an object at rest will remain at rest and objects in motion will remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Newton's 1st law of motion.
Newton's 2nd law of motion.
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
Which Newton's Law of Motion states Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Newton's 1st law of motion.
Newton's 2nd law of motion.
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
Which Newton's Law of Motion states Force equals mass times acceleration.
Newton's 1st law of motion.
Newton's 2nd law of motion.
Newton's 3rd law of motion.
