WorksheetsFlight and Space Glossary 1.3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the term for the following definition? An engineer who designs and builds aircraft and spacecraft.
aerospace engineer
civil engineer
chemical engineer
software engineer
What is the term for the following definition? The part on an airplane that raises and lowers the wings, causing the aircraft to roll.
aileron
rudder
elevator
flap
What is the term for the following definition? A streamlined surface designed in such a way that air flowing around it produces useful motion. The cross-section of an airplane wing is an airfoil.
airfoil
fuselage
rudder
cockpit
What is the term for the following definition? The curvature of the airfoil.
camber
chord
span
angle of attack
What is the term for the following definition? The hinged part of the stabilizer on an aircraft that is used to deflect the tail of the plane up and down.
elevator (aircraft)
aileron
rudder
flap
What is the term for the following definition? The main body of an aircraft.
fuselage
cockpit
rudder
aileron
What is the term for the following definition? To draw conclusions from evidence or reasoning.
infer
predict
describe
observe
What is the term for the following definition? A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
pilot
mechanic
attendant
navigator
What is the term for the following definition? The up or down motion of the nose of the aircraft.
pitch (aircraft)
yaw (aircraft)
roll (aircraft)
thrust (aircraft)
What is the term for the following definition? Up and down motion of the wings of the aircraft.
roll
yaw
pitch
thrust
What is the term for the following definition? Small moving section at the rear of the stabilizer that helps to control the yawing motion of the aircraft.
rudder
aileron
elevator
flap
What is the term for the following definition? A vehicle designed for space flight.
spacecraft
submarine
helicopter
bicycle
What is the term for the following definition? A side-to-side motion of the nose of the aircraft.
yaw
pitch
roll
bank
Fill in the blank: The rate at which an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction is called ________.
acceleration
velocity
distance
mass
Fill in the blank: Resistance of air against the forward movement of an airplane or rocket is called ________.
drag
lift
thrust
weight
Fill in the blank: A push or pull on an object is called a ________.
Force
Energy
Friction
Weight
Fill in the blank: The force that directly opposes the weight of an aircraft and holds the aircraft in the air is called ________.
lift
drag
thrust
gravity
Fill in the blank: A force applied to a body to propel it in a desired direction. The force which moves an aircraft or rocket is called ________.
thrust
drag
lift
weight
What is the term for the following definition? The force of gravity that pulls objects downward. Not to be confused with mass, the amount of matter in an object.
weight
volume
density
friction
A working model used to test a design concept by making observations and necessary adjustments.
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