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WorksheetsWater Bottle Rockets
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which are the major components of a model rocket? (You can choose more than one)
body tube
wings
engine
fins
nose cone
Which rocket component reduces drag?
nose cone
streamer
Which rocket component provides thrust?
engine
nose cone
launch lug
fin
Which rocket component provides stability?
fin
streamer
nose cone
shockcord
What is the function of the nose cone?
to hold the nose cone to the body tube
provides thrust
provides stability
increases drag
reduces drag
What are the function of the fins?
to hold the nose cone to the body tube
provides thrust
provides stability
to hold the rocket straight
increases drag
What is the function of the engine?
to hold the nose cone to the body tube
provides thrust
provides stability
to hold the rocket straight
increases drag
What two forces slow a rocket down as it is being launched?
Thrust & Lift
Weight & Drag
The force supplied by the rocket engine must be strong enough to overcome...
Lift
Weight
Thrust
Acceleration
The nose cone of the rocket is shaped to...
Increase thrust
Decrease drag & help provide stability
Increase drag
The force used to provide lift for the rocket is...
Weight
Control
Thrust
Inertia
When the rocket engine is falling back down towards earth it is in...
Air resistance
Free fall
Velocity
What force is responsible for pulling objects back down to Earth?
Thrust
Gravity
Force
When a rocket is blasting off into space, what type of energy does it have?
Potential
Kinetic
Gravity
What creates the mass/weight of the rocket? Choose all the apply...
Passengers
Parts of the rocket
Fuel
Luggage
Which force will cause the rocket to be propelled upwards?
thrust
crosswind
weight
drag
Which of these variable can you NOT control?
The amount of fuel in the rocket
The weight of the rocket
The amount of wind
The length of the rocket
Who was the first person to step on to the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Peter Andre
Jacques Chirac
When did the first person walk on the moon?
1965
1969
1973
1976
What was the purpose of NASA's Apollo missions?
To land a person on the Moon
To visit Mars
To explore Mercury and Venus
To put satellites in orbit
What is the purpose of the parachute?
To provide stability
To provide thrust
To help the rocket land safely
To speed the rocket up
What two forces slow a rocket down as it is being launched?
Thrust & Lift
Weight & Drag
I want to get the most thrust from my rocket. What kind of nozzle do I need?
A narrow nozzle
A wide nozzle
It doesn't matter
The force supplied by the rocket engine must be strong enough to overcome...
Gravity
Weight
Thrust
The nose cone of the rocket is shaped to...
Increase thrust
Decrease drag
Increase drag
How does Newton's third law explain how a rocket will take off?
The rocket doesn't move until ignition
The more mass the rocket has the more force is needs to take off
Gas pushes down, the rocket goes up.
The force used to provide lift for the rocket is...
Weight
Control
Thrust
Inertia
When the rocket engine is falling back down towards earth it is in...
Air resistance
Free fall
Velocity
Explain how Newton's second law affects a rocket:
A rocket stays at rest until ignition
Gas pushes down, the rocket goes up
The more mass the rocket has the more force it needs to take off
When a rocket is sitting on a launch pad, what type of energy does it have?
Potential
Kinetic
Gravity
What force is responsible for pulling objects back down to Earth?
Thrust
Gravity
Force
When a rocket is blasting off into space, what type of energy does it have?
Potential
Kinetic
Gravity
What creates the mass/weight of the rocket? Choose all the apply...
Passengers
Parts of the rocket
Fuel
Luggage
Why is it important to have fins on your rocket?
They stabilize the rocket
The reduce drag
They evenly distributes the weight
A rocket is launched into space going 1000m in 20s. What is the velocity of the rocket?
The velocity of the rocket is 50m/s going down.
The velocity of the rocket is 500m/s going up.
The velocity of the rocket is 50m/s going up.
The velocity of the rocket is 50mi/hr going up.
How does Newton's first law explain how a rocket will take off?
The rocket stays at rest until ignition.
The more mass a rocket has the more force is needed to take off.
Gas pushes down, the rocket goes up.
Which of the four forces on a rocket is affected by gravity?
Weight
Thrust
Lift
Drag
What 2 forces does thrust have to overcome for the rocket to be able to take off?
Weight
Thrust
Lift
Drag
As a rocket gets further away from Earth...
the force of gravity gets stronger.
the force of gravity gets weaker.
