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Pressure Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to Bernoulli's Principle, when the wind speed is high, wind pressure is ________
a)
high
b)
low
c)
not enough information
d)
None of the above
2.

To generate lift, an airplane wing is angled so the _________ pressure air moves under the wing.

a)

high

b)

low

c)

not enough information

d)

None of the above

3.
If you blow air between these two balloons, the pressure between the balloons would_________.
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
4.
The faster a fluid moves, the lower the pressure is in the moving fluid compared to the fluid not moving as fast. This is called
a)
Archimedes' Principle
b)
Bernoulli's Principle
c)
Pascal's Principle
d)
Vice Principle Snyder
5.
Why is the top of an airplane wing curved?
a)
To create an area of low pressure above the wing
b)
To create an area of high pressure above the wing
c)
To create equal pressure above and below the wing
d)
To make the wing look really cool
6.

Think about Bernoulli's Principle. What do you think will happen when you have running water next to a shower curtain?

a)

Curtain goes outward from the shower water

b)

Curtain goes in towards the shower water

c)

Curtain stays the same

7.
The design of a wing:
a)
causes the air above a wing to move faster than the air below the wing
b)
helps create lift
c)
creates a low pressure area above the wing
d)
all of these answers are correct
8.
Air travels  ______________ over the top of a wing.
a)
faster
b)
slower 
c)
doesn't move at all
d)
the same speed as
9.

a fluid is considered...

a)

a gas

b)

a gas and a liquid

c)

a liquid

d)

a solid

10.

Which of the below is NOT considered a fluid

a)

Earth's atmosphere

b)

Ocean Water

c)

ketchup

d)

Ice cubes

11.
When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
12.
In underwater pressure, as the depth increases, so does the pressure.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)
pascal
b)
grams
c)
milliters
d)
meters
14.
According to Bernoulli, as the speed of a fluid increases the pressure exerted by that fluid ___
a)
Decreases
b)
Disappears
c)
Increases
d)
Stays the same
15.
Fluids tend to move from an area of ______pressure to an area of ______pressure
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
fluids don't flow
16.
When drinking soda from a straw, the soda rises up the straw because....
a)
you lower the pressure in the straw and the atmosphere pushes the soda up
b)
you raise the pressure in the straw and the atmosphere pushes the soda down
17.
Bernoulli's principle creates ___ in airplanes
a)
Drag
b)
Lift
c)
Weight
d)
Friction
18.
According to Bernoulli's principle, by curving the blades, the wind is split so _______ speed wind travels above the blade and _________ speed wind travels below the blade. This causes more pressure ________ the blade generating _______.
a)
high; low; under; lift
b)
high; low; above; lift
c)
low; high; under; lift
d)
low; high; above; lift
19.

Weight is also known as what invisible force?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

mass

d)

water

20.

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

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

the same as

21.

These two forces help an airplane fly. (They oppose the forces that want to keep an airplane from flying).

a)

Drag & Gravity

b)

Thrust & Gravity

c)

Lift & Drag

d)

Lift & Thrust

22.

The four forces that enable flight are:

a)

drag, lift, thrust, weight

b)

lift, drag, winglet, aileron

c)

thrust, drag, weight, mass

d)

weight, lateral, thrust, drag

23.
The four forces that enable flight are:
a)
drag, lift, thrust, weight
b)
lift, drag, winglet, aileron
c)
thrust, drag, weight, mass
d)
weight, lateral, thrust, drag
24.
The forward force produced by the engines of an aircraft is an example of which force?
a)
drag
b)
thrust
c)
lift
d)
weight
25.
The upward force that gets an aircraft off the ground is
a)
drag
b)
thrust
c)
lift
d)
weight
26.

An airplane's Weight force is opposed by what force?

a)

drag

b)

gravity

c)

mass

d)

lift

27.

What moves an aircraft forwards through the air?

a)

lift

b)

pull

c)

Weight

d)

thrust

28.

According to Bernoulli's Principle, when the wind speed is low, wind pressure is ________

a)

high

b)

low

c)

not enough information

d)

None of the above

29.

What forces causes a backwards/resisting force on airplanes?

a)

lift

b)

thrust

c)

drag

d)

weight

30.

What force gives an upward push?

a)

lift

b)

drag

c)

thrust

d)

weight

31.

What force gives a forward push?

a)

lift

b)

drag

c)

thrust

d)

drag

32.

What force gives a downward pull?

a)

lift

b)

drag

c)

thrust

d)

weight

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