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Intro to Flight

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Daedalus and icarus lived on the island of _______

a)

Hawaii

b)

Croatia

c)

Crete

d)

Cuba

2.

Why did Icarus die?

a)

He flew too close to the sun

b)

He jumped off a cliff

c)

He was attacked by a big eagle

d)

He drowned in the sea

3.

Birds can fly because their wings can act like a _______ and a _______.

Select two.

a)

rudder

b)

wing

c)

landing gear

d)

Propeller

4.

What creates lift?

a)

The air pressure is lower on top of the wing

b)

The air pressure is higher on top of the wing

c)

The air pressure is lower in front of the wing

d)

The air pressure is higher in front of the wing

5.

Who created the 3 laws of motion?

a)

Daedelus

b)

Bernoulli

c)

Icarus

d)

Newton

6.

Who flew the first hot air balloons?

a)

Montgolfier brothers

b)

Wright brothers

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Icarus and Daedelus

7.

Who flew the first powered motorized flight?

a)

Montgolfier brothers

b)

Wright brothers

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Icarus and Daedelus

8.

Which phrase describes the Coanda Effect

a)

Air travels faster on top of the wing

b)

Water travels faster downhill

c)

Air rises when it is hot

d)

Fluids tend to "hug" surfaces

9.

When the nose of an airplane pitches up it increases the ...

a)

gravity of the plane

b)

angle of attack of the plane

c)

weight of the plane

d)

thrust of the plane

10.

Which of these is NOT a force of flight?

a)

Drag

b)

Weight

c)

Lift

d)

Speed

e)

Thrust

11.

Which of these forces never change direction?

a)

gravity

b)

acceleration

c)

apparent weight

d)

air resistence

12.

What are the 3 axes?

Pick 3.

a)

Lateral

b)

Horizontal

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Gravity

e)

Vertical

13.

A propeller is a wing?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A propeller creates drag?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A helicopter propeller creates thrust and lift.

a)

True

b)

False