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Rocketry Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of Newton's Laws state, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

2.

What part of the rocket carries the cargo or astronaut?

a)

Fins

b)

Body

c)

Nose Cone

d)

Nozzle

3.

An object at rest, will stay at rest, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force is which of Newton's Laws?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

4.

What part of the rocket do the fins attach?

a)

Nose Cone

b)

Nozzle

c)

Body

d)

Fins

5.

What is the downward force applied to all objects on Earth?

a)

Mass

b)

Gravity

c)

Thrust

d)

Drag

6.

Who was the main character in "October Sky"?

a)

Roy-Lee

b)

Quinton

c)

O'Dell

d)

Homer

7.

Which of the following forces have to be greater than the weight of the rocket and pull of gravity to get the rocket off the ground?

a)

Drag

b)

Lift

c)

Thrust

d)

Gravity

8.

What one part below keeps the rocket flying straight?

a)

Fins

b)

Nozzle

c)

Body

d)

Nose Cone

9.
History tells us that the earliest Chinese explosive powders were used mostly for what?
a)
Religious Festivals
b)
Firing cannons
c)
Avoiding the English attackers
d)
Attacking the walls of enemy forts
10.

The area and facilities where rockets or spacecraft lift off

a)

Trajectory

b)

Parachute

c)

Launch Pad

d)

Thrust

11.

The area and facilities where rockets or spacecraft lift off

a)

Trajectory

b)

Parachute

c)

Launch Pad

d)

Thrust

12.

Three laws that describe how objects move in relation to the forces acting on them.

a)

Aerodynamics

b)

Center of Mass

c)

Launch Pad

d)

Laws of Motion

13.

A device that expels gas in one direction to move in the opposite direction

a)

Launch

b)

Rocket

c)

Thrust

d)

Gravity

14.

The path followed by an object moving through space

a)

Propulsion

b)

Trajectory

c)

Gravity

d)

Thrust

15.

To set or thrust in motion.

a)

Launch

b)

Thrust

c)

Propulsion

d)

Trajectory

16.

Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and slows your fall

a)

Rocket

b)

Parachute

c)

Fuselage

d)

Fins

17.

The main body of an aircraft

a)

Fuselage

b)

Parachute

c)

Rocket

d)

Fins

18.

The cargo carried by a rocket.

a)

Payload

b)

Gravity

c)

Fuselage

d)

Trajectory