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Flight Technology Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In an airplane, aerodynamic lift is created by its wings.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The most common types of __________________ involve movable fins or movable exhausts.

a)

active control systems

b)

active task operators

c)

passive control systems

d)

passive rocket designs

3.

Arab traders introduced the rocket to _________ in the early 1200s.

a)

China

b)

the Middle East

c)

Europe

d)

Mongolia

4.

Robert Goddard launched the first ___________ rocket.

a)

solar powered

b)

liquid-fueled

c)

space

d)

steam powered

5.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a Russian schoolteacher, established that rockets would work ________________.

a)

under water

b)

only within the atmosphere

c)

built from almost any shape

d)

in the vacuum of outer space

6.

The term "Space Race" refers to rocket development programs of _____________ and the United States.

a)

The Republic of China

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

Canada

d)

South America

7.

Before the launch of Sputnik in 1957 rockets were primarily used as (a)   . (7 letters)

8.

The stated goal of the Mercury Mission in 1958 was to study people's ability to __________________ in space.

a)

eat and drink

b)

sleep and work

c)

conduct science expiriments

d)

survive and function

9.

The aim of the Apollo Mission was to put a man _____________and bring him safely back to Earth.

a)

on the Moon

b)

into orbit

c)

on Mercury

d)

on Mars

10.

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon in the LEM from Apollo 11 which was named ________.

a)

Falcon

b)

Alpha

c)

Eagle

d)

Apollo

11.

The goal of Skylab was to create an orbiting laboratory to study space.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Skylab was launched in ______.

a)

1993

b)

1973

c)

1939

d)

1970

13.

The Space Shuttle launched satellites such as the (a)   Space Telescope. (6 letters)

14.

Which of the following countries joined with the United States and much of Europe to develop the International Space Station?

a)

Japan

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

All of these answers are correct

15.

Newton's Third Law of Motion states: "For every action there is an equal and (a)   reaction." ( 8 letters)

16.

In a rocket, burning gases escape in one direction and the reaction propels it in opposite direction. What is this reaction called?

a)

fuel

b)

exhaust

c)

motion

d)

thrust

17.

When rockets operate in space, where there is no air, the rocket must carry its own __________ so the fuel can burn.

a)

oxidizer

b)

ignition

c)

carbon

d)

propellant

18.

Which of these might be found in a liquid-fuel rocket engine?

a)

kerosene

b)

liquid hydrogen

c)

liquid oxygen

d)

all of these

19.

For certain deep-space missions, ____________rockets may hold the most promise for future development.

a)

solid or liquid fueled

b)

chemical or electric

c)

electric or nuclear

d)

chemical or nuclear

20.

What is one major drawback to using electric rocket engines?

a)

they use an electric current

b)

they control their orbit

c)

they create thrust using nuclear material

d)

they are heavy

21.

Fins add stability to rockets.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

In the example of riding with your hand out of a window, Drag increases when palm is held _________.

a)

vertically

b)

facing down

c)

inside car

d)

horizontally

23.

Which nose cone design produces the least amount of drag at subsonic speeds?

a)

the blunt end

b)

the slightly rounded cone

c)

the pointed cone

d)

the blunt cone

24.

Aeronautical engineers use a _______________ to test aerodynamic designs. (2 Words)

a)

rocket shaper

b)

manned flight

c)

wind tunnel

d)

rocket tunnel

25.

When the Center of Pressure and the Center of Gravity are located _______________ the rocket becomes more stable.

a)

close together

b)

in the nose

c)

near the fins

d)

far apart

26.

Changing the __________ of thrust makes the rocket turn.

a)

velocity

b)

direction

c)

drag

d)

reaction

27.

Scientists on The International Space orbit _____ miles above Earth.

a)

250

b)

2,000

c)

20

d)

2

28.

American _____________ is one of the men who are credited with pioneering modern rocketry.

a)

Herman Oberth

b)

William Wright

c)

Robert Goddard

d)

Thomas Edison

29.

During World War II, _____________ built Germany's liquid-fuel V-1 and V-2 rockets.

a)

Herman Oberth

b)

Robert Goddard

c)

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

d)

Joseph Stalin

30.

The _________________ is that point where there is exactly the same amount of surface area in front of and behind it.

a)

Center of Area

b)

Center of Gravity

c)

Control Center

d)

Center of Pressure