EZ - Everyday Science
What force pulls objects toward Earth?
Gravity
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
In Toy Story, what is the name of the cowboy toy?
Woody
What are the four forces of flight?
Lift, weight, thrust, drag
What control surfaces on the wings make an airplane roll left or right?
Ailerons
What state of matter has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?
Liquid
How many sides does a hexagon have?
6
What movie features a green ogre who lives in a swamp?
As altitude increases, does air generally become more dense or less dense?
Less Dense
What control surface moves the airplane’s nose up and down?
Elevator
What form of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
Elastic potential energy
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
In Finding Nemo, what kind of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish
Why can increasing a wing’s area help an aircraft carrying cargo?
More wing area can help generate more lift / reduce wing loading
Which control surface controls yaw—the airplane’s nose moving left or right?
Rudder
Why does a metal spoon become hot when left in hot soup?
Conduction
What is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?
Bat
In Back to the Future, what speed must the DeLorean reach to time travel?
88 mph
Two cargo aircraft have the same wing area, but Aircraft B has much more mass. Which has the greater wing loading?
Aircraft B
A pilot receives a VOR indication showing the aircraft is on the 090° radial. Relative to the station, what general direction is the aircraft?
East of the station
Why do you usually see lightning before hearing thunder?
Light travels much faster than sound
What is the smallest prime number?
2
In The Matrix, which color pill does Neo take?
Red
An aircraft glides 12 m forward while losing 3 m of altitude. What is its glide ratio, and what does that number mean?
4:1; it travels 4 m forward for every 1 m it descends
An ILS uses two main guidance signals. What does the localizer tell the pilot, and what does the glideslope tell the pilot?
Localizer = left/right alignment; glideslope = vertical descent guidance