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Flight Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is located on the wings and generates roll?

a)

Aileron

b)

Elevator

c)

Rudder

d)

Propeller

2.

Where do most airplanes land and take off from?

a)

Airport

b)

Runway

c)

Vertiport

d)

ILS

3.

What does altitude refer to in aviation?

a)

How high an airplane is flying

b)

The speed of an airplane

c)

The weight of an airplane

d)

The direction of an airplane

4.

Who was the Swiss scientist that studied how air moves?

a)

Bernoulli

b)

Newton

c)

Einstein

d)

Galileo

5.

What is a contrail?

a)

A cloud made when water vapor condenses and freezes around small particles in aircraft exhaust

b)

A type of engine used to power aircraft

c)

The force that acts opposite to the direction of motion

d)

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used to perform different functions

6.

What is drag?

a)

The force that acts opposite to the direction of motion

b)

The force that moves an aircraft in the direction of its motion

c)

The force exerted on all objects by the Earth and other objects with mass

d)

The force that holds an airplane in the air

7.

What is a drone?

a)

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used to perform different functions

b)

The person who flies the airplane

c)

The part of the plane that creates most of the lift when air passes over it

d)

The wheels and support structures used to support airplanes while on the ground

8.

What is located on the tail section of an airplane and controls the pitch?

a)

Elevator

b)

Aileron

c)

Rudder

d)

Propeller

9.

What are emissions in aviation?

a)

Gases and particles found in aircraft exhaust; NASA is working to lower them

b)

The condition of the atmosphere in a specific time and place

c)

The downward force exerted on a plane by the Earth's gravity

d)

The movement of the air; important that pilots account for it while flying

10.

What is gravity?

a)

The force exerted on all objects by the Earth and other objects with mass

b)

The force that moves an aircraft in the direction of its motion

c)

The force that holds an airplane in the air

d)

The force that acts opposite to the direction of motion

11.

What is a jet?

a)

A type of engine used to power aircraft

b)

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used to perform different functions

c)

The person who flies the airplane

d)

The part of the plane that creates most of the lift when air passes over it

12.

What is landing gear?

a)

The wheels and support structures used to support airplanes while on the ground

b)

The force that holds an airplane in the air

c)

The force that acts opposite to the direction of motion

d)

The force that moves an aircraft in the direction of its motion

13.

What creates lift in an airplane?

a)

The wings

b)

The tail section

c)

The propeller

d)

The rudder

14.

What is NASA working to lower in relation to aircraft?

a)

Aircraft noise

b)

Emissions

c)

Altitude

d)

Weight

15.

Who is the person who flies the airplane?

a)

Pilot

b)

Engineer

c)

Passenger

d)

Controller