WorksheetsBP Flight Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
If an airplane engine cut out in midair, which force would decrease almost immediately?
Gravity
Thrust
Weight
Drag
What word describes the following shape?
Airway
Airfoil
Aeron
Airflow
What can you infer from the fact that airplane wings and birds' wings have similar shapes?
That birds fly better than airplanes since they existed first
That birds and airplanes take off in the exact same way
That airplane wings were originally covered in feathers
That aircraft engineers studied birds' wings when they designed plane wings
When a plane is in flight, what's the main difference between the air below and above its wings?
The air above the wings has lower pressure
The air below the wings has a lower pressure
The air above has a higher pressure
The air in the back has a higher pressure
When might you feel the force of drag in everyday life?
When you take an elevator upward
When you stick your hand out the window of a moving car
When you sit under a ceiling fan
When you take an escalator downward
The forces of lift and weight act in _____ directions.
Opposite
Parallel
Random
Unknown
Why don't jumbo jets have propellers?
Because their wings are aerodynamically shaped
Because only helicopters have propellers
Because jet engines provide more thrust
Because they are powered by jet fuel, not friction
What can you infer about the airplane parts called "elevators?"
Adjusting them allows the plane to move up or down
Adjusting them allows the plane to roll
Adjusting them allows the plane to turn left or right
Adjusting them changes the force of the engines
To which feature of a car is the control column of an airplane most similar?
The steering wheel
The gas pedal
The brake pedal
The gearshift
Streamlined objects experience less drag. Which of the following vehicles best fits the description "streamlined?"
