WorksheetsAircraft and Physics
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
What force pulls an airplane down to the ground?
Thrust
Drag
Gravity
Lift
What is the front part of the airplane called?
Tail
Wing
Nose
Engine
What is the job of the engine in an airplane?
Stop the plane
Control direction
Make the plane move forward (thrust)
Increase drag
Which part of the airplane helps it turn left or right (yaw)?
Aileron
Rudder
Elevator
Winglet
What is the long main body of the airplane called?
Engine
Fuselage
Wing
Cockpit
What do pilots use to control the airplane?
Keyboard
Remote
Control stick or yoke
Switchboard
What is a pilot’s seat area called?
Cabin
Engine room
Control tower
Cockpit
What helps reduce the speed of an aircraft during landing?
Wings
Rudder
Spoilers
Flaps
Which of these is not a force in flight?
Lift
Thrust
Speed
Drag
What is the main function of flaps on the wings?
Control speed
Help during landing and takeoff
Start the engine
Turn the plane
How many wings do most airplanes have?
1
2
3
4
What is the back part of the airplane called?
Nose
Tail
Wing
Flap
What is the study of air and how things move through it?
Biology
Astronomy
Aerodynamics
Chemistry
Who flies the airplane?
Passenger
Mechanic
Pilot
Engineer
What is the job of the landing gear?
Make the plane fly
Help the plane slow down in the air
Support the plane during takeoff and landing
Control the direction of flight
Which part helps an airplane roll left or right?
Rudder
Elevator
Flap
Aileron
What is the purpose of a jet engine?
To reduce weight
To cool the aircraft
To generate thrust
To control altitude
What is the space inside the plane for passengers called?
Fuselage
Cabin
Cockpit
Tail
Which part of the airplane usually holds the fuel?
Nose
Tail
Wings
Landing gear
What kind of vehicle can take off and land vertically?
Jet
Helicopter
Glider
Rocket
What is the force that pulls objects toward Earth?
Friction
Magnetism
Gravity
Thrust
Which unit is used to measure force?
Kilogram
Newton
Watt
Joule
What does speed measure?
Distance per unit of time
Energy used
Weight
Mass
What happens when two equal forces act in opposite directions?
The object moves faster
The forces add together
The object stays still
The object disappears
What causes friction?
Gravity
Contact between surfaces
Magnetism
Light
What is acceleration?
Slowing down
Speed staying the same
Change in speed or direction
No movement
What is energy?
A type of matter
The ability to do work
A force
A sound
Which unit measures work and energy?
Newton
Watt
Joule
Volt
What kind of energy is in batteries?
Kinetic
Electrical
Chemical
Thermal
What happens to energy in a closed system?
It disappears
It increases
It is conserved
It stops
What is work in physics?
A task completed
Energy lost
Force applied over a distance
Movement of air
If there is no movement, is work done?
Yes
No
Only if the object is heavy
Sometimes
What does Newton’s First Law say about an object at rest?
It will move fast
It stays at rest unless acted on by a force
It speeds up
It gets heavier
What is the formula from Newton’s Second Law?
Mass = force × time
Force = mass × acceleration
Speed = time / distance
Weight = height × time
If force increases and mass stays the same, what happens to acceleration?
Decreases
Stays the same
Increases
Disappears
What property causes objects to float in water?
Gravity
Buoyant force
Mass
Speed
What happens to pressure as you go deeper in a fluid?
Decreases
Stays the same
Increases
Disappears
What is the continuity equation in fluid dynamics?
P = F/A
A₁V₁ = A₂V₂
F = ma
V = IR
What is the study of heat and energy called?
Kinetics
Dynamics
Thermodynamics
Hydraulics
What is the formula for the Ideal Gas Law?
F = ma
P = F/A
PV = nRT
E = mc²
