WorksheetsFlight Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 21mins
This "force" acting on an airplane allows the plane to go UP
weight
lift
drag
thrust
In order for the plane to go "UP" it must over come and be greater than this "opposite" force...
weight
lift
drag
thrust
This force acting on a plane resists forward movement
weight
lift
drag
thrust
This force acting on a plane resists forward movement
weight
lift
drag
thrust
This downwards force gets aided by and is due to gravity and the mass of the plane
lift
weight
thrust
drag
This force acting on a plane makes it move forward
lift
weight
thrust
drag
Simply, what happens when lift is greater than weight?
plane goes forward
plane goes down
plane goes up
plane slows down
Simply what happens when drag is greater than thrust?
plane goes up
plane goes down
plane goes forward
plane slows down/ decelerates
The arrow under the plane represents?
lift
drag
weight
thrust
The arrow in front of the plane represents?
lift
drag
weight
thrust
The faster a fluid moves, the lower the pressure is in the moving fluid compared to the fluid not moving as fast. This is called
Newton's Laws
Bernoulli's Principle
Wright Brothers Priciple
Identify the fuselage on the airplane below
The study of air in motion.
Gravity
Aerodynamics
Air Pressure
Thrust
The term pilots use when adjusting the elevation of an airplane using the elevators . .
roll
pitch
turn
travel
Which of the following is not a property of air?
Air has weight
Air occupies space
Air exerts pressure
Air is visible
These are examples of:______________
Where the pilot and controls are:
Cockpit
Fuselage
Envelope
Vertical stabilizer
Where do seeds get their thrust from?
The ground
The trees
The wind
The rain
Newton’s Third Law states that...
Every object in a state of motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it
Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Which of the following is an animal that can NOT fly?
Bat
Robin
Butterfly
Penguin
What adaptation of birds helps them overcome the force of gravity?
hollow bones
sharp beaks
double jointed wings
short legs
