WorksheetsAir and Flight PAT Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which force causes the downward movement of the paper rotor?
Lift
Drag
Thrust
Gravity
Which of the following examples most clearly demonstrates the compression of air?
Flying a kite
Inflating a tire
Blowing out a candle
Using a vacuum cleaner
The observed airplane should be classified as part of
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
The function of the fins on the rocket is to
reduce drag
generate lift
provide stability
streamline shape
Which of the following conclusions is supported by the information above?
The larger the hole in the canopy, the slower the parachute will descend.
The length of the shroud lines has little effect on a parachute’s rate of descent.
Parachutes descend more slowly as the number of paperclips attached to them increases.
Parachutes descend faster as the number of paperclips attached to them increases
Parachutes cause objects to fall to the ground more slowly because they
increase drag
decrease lift
increase gravity
decrease propulsion
Which of the following shapes is expected to offer the least resistance to the flow of water?
A
B
C
D
Bernoulli’s principle states that increasing a fluid’s ___i___causes the pressure that is exerted by that fluid to ___ii___.
The statement above is completed by the following information
volume, increase
volume, decrease
speed, increase
speed, decrease
The fuselage is labelled by the letter
W
X
Y
Z
The part of the airplane that is used to control the up-and-down movement of the nose of the airplane is labelled by the letter
W
X
Y
Z
Which of the following modifications causes a model glider to turn toward the right?
The right aileron up, the left aileron down, and the rudder left
The right aileron up, the left aileron down, and the rudder right
The right aileron down, the left aileron up, and the rudder left
The right aileron down, the left aileron up, and the rudder right
On an airplane, the rudder is located on the
horizontal stabilizer
vertical stabilizer
elevators
wings
On which labelled part of the airplane is an elevator located?
W
X
Y
Z
While in flight, an airplane experiences the downward force of ___i ___and the upward force of ___ii___ .
The statement above is completed by the information
gravity, thrust
gravity, lift
drag, lift
drag, thrust
When the glass reaches the bottom of the tank, the sugar cube will most likely
stay dry, because the air in the glass will expand
stay dry, because the air in the glass will take up space
get wet, because the water will exert less pressure than the air
get wet, because the water will exert more pressure than the air
Which of the following statements do the data above best support?
The materials used were too heavy.
The materials used were too light.
The design was unreliable.
The design was reliable.
If a constant stream of air is blown between the cans shown in the diagram above, then the cans will most likely move
up and down
back and forth
toward each other
away from each other
A solar kite rises because the air inside the kite
expands and the air particles move apart
expands and the air particles move closer together
contracts and the air particles move apart
contracts and the air particles move closer together
In which trials did Melanie manipulate the elevators?
Trials 1 and 2
Trials 1 and 4
Trials 3 and 2
Trials 3 and 4
Which of the following shaded structures provides propulsion in an airplane?
