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- 1. Multiple Choice
This force slows a plane down. It is caused by air friction.
Lift
Thrust
Weight
Drag
- 2. Multiple Choice
When an airplane is taking off, lift is _______ than weight.
greater than
less than
the same as
- 3. Multiple Choice
This is an engine-powered force that pushes the plane forward through the air.
thrust
weight
drag
lift
- 4. Multiple Choice
This force is created when air rushes over the top of the wings and pushes up on the wings raising the plane skyward.
weight
thrust
lift
drag
- 5. Multiple Choice
A force that is always directed toward the center of the Earth.
Gravity
Thrust
Lift
Drag
- 6. Multiple Choice
This is the main body of a glider or a plane.
engine
wings
aircraft
fuselage
- 7. Multiple Choice
These provide lift for an aircraft. What are they?
wings
engines
fuselages
forces
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the force that tries to hold an aircraft back?
thrust
weight
drag
lift
- 9. Multiple Choice
Whose principle is used to describe why flight is possible?
Newton
Guidry
Bernoulli
Pascal
- 10. Multiple Choice
Bernoulli's Principle states....
the air moves faster under the wing which generates lift
the air moves faster over the wing which generates lift.
you can only fly if your teacher says so
Nothing
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT one of the three primary movements of an aircraft?
pitch
roll
yaw
sway
- 12. Multiple Choice
Roll is
the main body of a plane
up or down attitude of the nose of the plane
the forward acting force which propels the aircraft through the air.
sideways tilting of the fuselage.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Because they both have the ability to flow, air and water are both...
liquids
gasses
fluids
air
- 14. Multiple Choice
An airfoil is...
an object shaped/designed to obtain maximum lift when moving through the air (wing)
an invisible mixture of gases,which makes up the Earth's atmosphere - it consists of 78% nitrogen, 21%oxygen, 1% trace gasses
the ability of an object to rise when placed in a fluid.
Resistance or frictions that slow down an object when it moves through a fluid.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Faster air movement over an airfoil creates _________ pressure, which in turn allows lift.
higher
lower
- 16. Multiple Choice
What do parachutes rely on to fall to the ground more slowly?
lift
drag
thrust
lift
- 17. Multiple Choice
The faster air moves, the lower the ________.
speed
density
compression
pressure
- 18. Multiple Choice
True or False: Pitch is controlled by Ailerons
True
False
- 19. Multiple Choice
True or False: Ailerons control the Roll movement.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
True or False: Rudder controls Yaw.
True
False
- 21. Multiple Choice
Air consist mostly of Oxygen.
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
Air is affected by Heat.
True
False
- 23. Multiple Choice
Gliders have engines.
True
False
- 24. Multiple Choice
If the elevator is up, the plane will bank ______.
up
down
left
right
- 25. Multiple Choice
__________ is made for faster and longer distances.
propellers
jet engines
planes
- 26. Multiple Choice
The purpose of flaps is to....
increase drag
increase thrust
increase gravity
decrease drag.
- 27. Multiple Choice
___ is the side to side movement of the nose of an airplane.
pitch
roll
yaw
- 28. Multiple Choice
The elevator is located on the
vertical stabilizer
horizonatal stabilizer
wing
fuselage
- 29. Multiple Choice
The purpose of the tail of the airplane is...
to provide stablity
to help in landing
provide lift
provide drag
- 30. Multiple Choice
The ailerons are located on the
horizontal stabilizer
fuselage
outer wing
inner wing
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