weather
continuous movement of water as it circulates between the Earth and its atmosphere
What is "the water cycle"?
The height or distance above a reference plane (The most common planes of reference used in aviation are heights above sea level and ground level.
What is "altitude"?
The chemical process of burning
What is "combustion"?
first man to walk on the moon
Who is "Neil Armstong"?
Everything: planets, galaxies, animals, etc
What is "the universe"?
the method by which the Sun heats the Earth
What is "radiation"?
Any machine that is capable of flying through the air; included are ultralights, airplanes,
gliders, balloons, helicopters, hangliders, and parasails
what is an "aircraft"?
The direction that an airplane points with respect to true, or magnetic, north including any wind displacement; based on its longitudinal axis
What is "heading"?
experimented with solid and liquid propellant rockets; is called the "Father of Modern Rocketry"
Who is "Robert Goddard"?
List the gas giant planets from smallest to biggest
What are: "Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter"?
the rate of decrease with an increase in height for pressure and temperature
What is "lapse rate"?
A person who operates an aircraft in flight
What is an "aviator" or "pilot"?
A fabric tube that shows which direction the wind is from.
What is a "wind sock"?
a space transportation system for traveling to space and back to Earth It takes off like a rocket and lands like a glider
What is "The Space Shuttle"?
A region in space where no radiation is emitted
What is a "black hole"?
a layer of the atmosphere extending from 50 to about 300 miles
what is the thermosphere
Usually a single-engined airplane that will pull a glider from the ground to an altitude where it can be released
What is a "tow plane"?
A unit of length that is 5,280 feet.
What is a "statute mile"?
first artificial satellite; Russian
What is "Sputnik I"?
The point at which all molecules no longer move or have the least amount of energy; coldest temperature
What is "Absolute Zero"?
a global area of calm winds
What are "doldrums"?
A mathematical relationship between the distance an aircraft will glide forward to the altitude loss
What is "glide ratio"?
The chart which covers a much larger area than the sectional chart; the scale being 1:1,000,000 or approximately 16 statute miles per one inch
What is the "World Aeronautical Chart" or "WAC chart"?
the force or push; the amount of push used to get a rocket traveling upwards
What is "thrust"?
Short-lived high energy discharges from the sun
What are "solar flares"?