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Aerodynamic Drag Yr10 Engineering

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two forces of aerodynamics are?

a)

Drift and thrift

b)

Drag and lift

c)

Thrust and drag

d)

Lift and drift

2.

The water equivalent of aerodynamics is?

(Spell your answer correctly and don't add spaces of a capital)

(a)  

3.

What causes two stresses cause drag?

a)

Torsion Stress

b)

Shear Stress

c)

Bending Stress

d)

Pressure Stress

4.

What types of drag affect aerodynamics?

a)

Friction Drag

b)

Thrust Drag

c)

Pressure/Form Drag

d)

Torsion Drag

5.

Which body would experience more pressure/form drag?

a)
b)
6.

What causes pressure drag?

a)

Friction

b)

Differences in pressure

c)

Ambient pressure

d)

Pressure adaptations

7.

The separation region is an area of low or high pressure?

a)

High

b)

Low

8.

The separation region is an example of?

a)

Flow Separation

b)

Drag Separation

c)

Form Separation

d)

Pressure Separation

9.

Why do golf balls have dimples?

a)

To increase grip

b)

To increase drag

c)

To reduce drag

d)

To improve aesthetics

10.

This is a?

a)

Vortex Generator

b)

Drag Separator

c)

Lift Indicator

d)

Banana Slicer

11.

Friction drag increases with the viscosity of fluid?

a)

Ture

b)

False

12.

Coating an aeroplane in artificial shark skin would reduce drag by?

a)

1%

b)

2%

c)

3%

d)

4%

13.

A vertical plate would experience high?

a)

Pressure/Form Drag

b)

Friction Drag

14.

A horizontal plate would experience high?

a)

Pressure/From Drag

b)

Friction Drag

15.

Friction drag will increase as pressure/form drag decreases.

a)

Ture

b)

False

16.

Which is the optimal aerodynamic shape?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

17.

When velocity increases drag force increases?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Pressure and shear stresses are the two fundamental causes of drag.

a)

True

b)

False