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Flight & Space Pretest

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The hinged part of the stabilizer on an aircraft that is used to deflect the tail of the plane up and down is called the?

a)

elevators

b)

airfoil

c)

camber

d)

fuselage

2.

What is the main purpose of using drones in agriculture?

a)

To increase costs

b)

To gather data and improve efficiency

c)

To replace all human workers

d)

To decrease crop yield

3.

An object at rest, will stay at rest, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force is which of Newton's Laws?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

4.

(a)   is NOT inspected by drones according to the text.

Choose from the below words
Solar panels
Electric towers
Fossil fuel extraction sites
Beaches
5.

The part of an airplane that raises and lowers the wings, causing the aircraft to roll is called?

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

ailerons

6.

The rotation of the airplane around its longitudinal axis. The up and down motion of the wings of an aircraft is called?

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

rudders

7.

The side-to-side movement of an airplane's nose is called?

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

ailerons

8.

The up and down motion of the nose of an aircraft is called?

a)

pitch

b)

yaw

c)

roll

d)

rudders

9.

The main body of an aircraft is called the?

a)

fuselage

b)

rudder

c)

camber

d)

airfoil

10.

The curvature of the airfoil is called?

a)

elevators

b)

airfoil

c)

camber

d)

infer

11.

What laws are fundamental to our understanding of flight today?

a)

Questś laws of airlift

b)

Newtonś laws of motion

c)

Paineś laws of aerodynamics

d)

Wrightś laws of flight

12.

The force of flight that pushes a plane forward. The engine provides the ____________ for flight.

a)

Thrust

b)

Lift

c)

Weight

d)

Drag

13.

Which of Newton's Laws state, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

14.

Small moving section at the rear of the stabilizer that helps to control the yawing motion of the aircraft is called?

a)

yaw

b)

roll

c)

ailerons

d)

rudders

15.

What is the downward force applied to all objects on Earth?

a)

Mass

b)

Gravity

c)

Thrust

d)

Drag

16.

The pointed front of the rocket is known as

a)

nose cone

b)

engine block

c)

alignment

d)

screw eye

17.

Grace is working on a science project where she needs to design a model airplane. She learns that the shape of a wing or blade as seen in cross-section is crucial. It's designed to produce lift when moving through air. A streamlined surface designed in such a way that air flowing around it produces useful motion. What is this called?

a)

elevators

b)

airfoil

c)

camber

d)

fuselage

18.

Which of the following forces have to be greater than the weight of the rocket and pull of gravity to get the rocket off the ground?

a)

Drag

b)

Lift

c)

Thrust

d)

Gravity

19.

Aiden is building a model rocket for a school project. Which rocket component should he focus on to ensure the rocket has stability during flight?

a)

fin

b)

streamer

c)

nose cone

d)

shockcord

20.

Resistance that slows an object down in the air.

a)

Airfoils

b)

Ailerons

c)

Fan

d)

Drag

21.

What is the function of the launch lug?

a)

to hold the nose cone to the body tube

b)

provides thrust

c)

provides stability

d)

to hold the rocket straight

e)

reduces drag

22.

How does Newton's first law explain how a rocket will take off?

a)

The rocket stays at rest until ignition.

b)

The more mass a rocket has the more force is needed to take off.

c)

Gas pushes down, the rocket goes up.

23.

Why is it important to have fins on your rocket?

a)

They stabilize the rocket

b)

The reduce drag

c)

They evenly distributes the weight

24.

Who was the first person to step on to the moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Peter Andre

d)

Jacques Chirac

25.

What is the highest point in a rockets trajectory called?

a)

Apendix

b)

Apple

c)

Apogee

d)

Apologize

26.

What is the official name for the remote-controlled drones?

a)
Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA)
b)
Aerial Surveillance Devices (ASD)
c)
Controlled Flight Units (CFU)
d)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
27.

In the equation F = M * A, what does the F stand for?

a)

Forge

b)

Forcing

c)

Forging

d)

Force

28.

What do the four forces that affect drone flight include?

a)
Lift, speed, friction, inertia
b)
Lift, weight, thrust, drag
c)
Speed, altitude, direction, stability
d)
Altitude, pressure, temperature, humidity
29.

How does Bernoulli's Principle help airplanes fly?

a)
Bernoulli's Principle helps airplanes fly by creating lift through pressure differences on the wing surfaces.
b)
It allows airplanes to fly without wings.
c)
It creates turbulence that pushes the airplane down.
d)
It helps airplanes fly by increasing their weight.
30.

What creates drag on an aircraft?

a)
Weight of the aircraft pressing down on the runway.
b)

Air resistance/friction due to the aircraft's movement through the atmosphere.

c)
Engine thrust pushing the aircraft forward.
d)
Wing shape affecting lift generation.
31.

Who is credited with inventing the airplane?

a)
Henry Ford
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Wright brothers
d)
Albert Einstein
32.

Which of these activities is a drone NOT used for?

a)
Flying surveillance missions
b)
Delivering packages
c)
Capturing aerial photography
d)

Planting trees