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Flight and Space

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An airplane manufacturer continues to hear from airlines that the landing gear indicator keeps flashing off and on, confusing the flight crew. Which step of the design process should the designers of the plane revisit?

a)

Ask

b)

Explore

c)

Plan

d)

Create

e)

Improve

2.

A push or pull on an object.

a)

Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Unbalanced forces

d)

Friction

3.

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

a)

Newton’s First Law

b)

Newton’s Third Law

c)

Newton’s Second Law

d)

Newton’s Law

4.

Acceleration is the rate at which an object (a)   , slows down, or changes direction.

5.

Newton’s Third Law

a)

Acceleration is produced when a force acts on an object. The greater the mass of the object, the greater the amount of force needed to accelerate the object.

b)

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force

c)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

d)

There is no third law

6.

This picture is showing which of the following?

a)

Lift

b)

Drag

c)

Weight

d)

Thrust

7.

This picture is showing which of the following?

a)

Lift

b)

Drag

c)

Thrust

d)

Weight

8.

The picture represents which of the following?

a)

Lift

b)

Drag

c)

Thrust

d)

Weight

9.
a)

Lift

b)

Drag

c)

Thrust

d)

Weight

10.

Name and explain the three terms that describe how an airplane moves in three dimensions.

a)

Up, Down, Left,Right

b)

Yaw,Brick,Roll

c)

Yaw,up,down

d)

Yaw,Pitch,Roll

11.

You are designing an airplane to carry liquid cargo that will slosh and move side to side in its container. This could make the plane unstable. What type of airfoil would you use for the wing? Why?

a)

Low Camber

b)

High Camber-Thick wing section

c)

Symmetrical Camber

d)

High Camber-Thin wing section

12.

You have to design an airplane that is very fast. What type of airfoil would you use for the wing? Why?

a)

High Camber-Thick wing section

b)

Symmetrical Camber

c)

Low Camber

d)

High Camber- Thin wing section

13.

How are ailerons and rudders used to control flight?

4 lines
14.

Quadcopter

a)

A helicopter that is a 4-1.

b)

An aircraft that uses 4 motors to fly.

c)

A helicopter that has a 4 gear motor.

d)

An aircraft that uses four rotors to fly.

15.

Describe the direction of the forces—lift, drag, thrust, and weight—in the quadcopter. 

a)

Lift and Drag

b)

Weight and Thrust

c)

Lift and Weight

d)

Weight and Drag

16.

Ms. Brown's Airplane prototype was (a)   powered.

17.

The Holocaust Museum is in what direction of Houston?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

18.

Which city is North of South Houston?

a)

La Porte

b)

Aldine

c)

Hedwig Village

d)

Pasadena

19.

What are the interstate Highways represented on the map?

a)

610,290,90,59

b)

610,45,69,10

c)

240,69,55,40

d)

290,240,55,59

20.

What color are Interstate Highways?

a)

Red, white and blue

b)

White and black

c)

Green and white

d)

Red and white

21.

Determine whether you will have enough fuel to fly a Cessna 182 Skylane from Houston, TX to Denver, CO without refueling along the way.

a)

Yes

b)

No