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F & S: Activity 1.3 Vocabulary (PLTW)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

small moving section at the rear of the stabilizer that helps to control the yawing motion of the aircraft

a)

yaw

b)

roll

c)

ailerons

d)

rudders

2.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

the part of an airplane that raises and lowers the wings, causing the aircraft to roll.

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

ailerons

3.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

up and down motion of the wings of an aircraft

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

rudders

4.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

a side-to-side motion of the nose of an aircraft

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

ailerons

5.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

the up and down motion of the nose of an aircraft

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

rudders

6.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

the main body of an aircraft

a)

fuselage

b)

infer

c)

camber

d)

airfoil

7.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

to draw conclusions from evidence or reasoning

a)

fuselage

b)

infer

c)

camber

d)

airfoil

8.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

the curvature of the airfoil

a)

elevators

b)

airfoil

c)

camber

d)

infer

9.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

a streamlined surface designed in such a way that air flowing around it produces useful motion. The cross-section of an airplane.

a)

elevators

b)

airfoil

c)

camber

d)

fuselage

10.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

the hinged part of the stabilizer on an aircraft that is used to deflect the tail of the plane up and down

a)

elevators

b)

airfoil

c)

camber

d)

fuselage

11.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

the section of the plane where the pilot and co-pilot manage the aircraft

a)

cockpit

b)

turbine engine

c)

wing

d)

vertical stabilizer

12.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

a gas turbine engine that is designed to create all of its propulsion from exhaust gases

a)

cockpit

b)

turbine engine

c)

wing

d)

vertical stabilizer

13.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

an airfoil that helps lift heavier-than-air craft, unrestricts view below, and provides good lateral stability

a)

cockpit

b)

turbine engine

c)

wing

d)

vertical stabilizer

14.

Choose the correct vocabulary word that describes the definition below:

A small flattened projecting surface or attachment on an aircraft or rocket for providing aerodynamic stability.

a)

cockpit

b)

turbine engine

c)

wing

d)

vertical stabilizer

15.
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Match the following

a)

1

1.

cockpit

b)

2

2.

turbine engine

c)

3

3.

wing

d)

4

4.

aileron

e)

5

5.

fuselage

16.
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Match the parts of the plane.

a)

6

1.

aileron

b)

7

2.

elevator

c)

8

3.

rudder