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WorksheetsAir and Aerodynamics Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is aerodynamic ?
a)
Car speed
b)
The way air moves around things
c)
The car body
2.
Which shape is a good aerodynamic
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
3.
When we make observations during experiments, we use our senses. Which of the following is not one of our 5 senses?
a)
Taste
b)
Touch
c)
Smell
d)
Inferring
4.
What is the force that allows a plane to get off the ground?
a)
Drag
b)
Thrust
c)
Thrust
d)
Lift
5.
What is it called when you design an aircraft in a way in which it reduces drag?
a)
Aerodynamic
b)
Streamlined
c)
Steamlined
d)
Aerostreamed
6.
In order to move forward, you must have more thrust than _______ to fly.
a)
Thrust
b)
Lift
c)
Drag
d)
Gravity
7.
What does this image represent?
a)
Lift
b)
Bernoulli's Principle
c)
Oxidation
d)
Drag
8.
Which of the forces of flight opposes drag
a)
Propulsion/Thrust
b)
pitch
c)
Lift
d)
Gravity
e)
fusion
9.
Bernoulli’s principle helps describe which of these four forces of flight
a)
Propulsion/Thrust
b)
pitch
c)
Lift
d)
Gravity
e)
fusion
10.
Which would be more Aerodynamic?
a)
Flat noses school bus
b)
Dump Truck
c)
snow plow
d)
A Lamborghini Countach Sports car
e)
Cube Van
11.
True or False. As speed increases, pressure decreases.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True or False. As speed decreases, pressure increases.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Light bones, light body weight, streamlined shape and large wings.
These are examples of:______________
These are examples of:______________
a)
Adaptations
b)
Adoptions
c)
Streamline
d)
Variables
14.
What 2 gasses make up 99% of the air we breathe?
a)
Oxygen & Methane
b)
Nitrogen & Methane
c)
Nitrogen & Oxygen
d)
Methane & Krypton
15.
Air takes up space and ______ pressure.
a)
Raises
b)
Lowers
c)
Exerts
d)
Provides
16.
What happens to air when it is heated?
a)
It compresses and shrinks
b)
It rises
c)
it expands
d)
it expands and rises
17.
Which part of the plane creates lift?
a)
Wings
b)
Elevator
c)
Fuselage
d)
Engine
18.
How might a cyclist streamline their body?
a)
Wear jeans
b)
Stand up while peddling
c)
Wear a special helmet
d)
Add a parachute
19.
The faster a fluid moves, the lower the pressure is in the moving fluid compared to the fluid not moving as fast. This is called
a)
Newton's Laws
b)
Bernoulli's Principle
c)
Wright Brothers Priciple
20.
Which Letter represents Gravity/Weight?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.
Which Letter represents Thrust?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
Which Letter represents Lift?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
Which Letter represents Drag?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
24.
9. The veins in a dragonfly’s wings most likely provide
a)
A. propulsion for the dragonfly in flight
b)
B. streamlining of the dragonfly wing
c)
C. stability for the dragonfly wing
d)
D. lift for the dragonfly in flight
25.
7. If a constant stream of air is blown between the cans shown in the diagram above, then the cans will most likely move
a)
A. up and down
b)
B. back and forth
c)
C. toward each other
d)
D. away from each other
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