Forces of Flight
Bird Flight
Insect Flight
Streamlining
Adaptations of Flight
100

Force that is opposite to drag

Thrust

100
Birds using no wing movement
What is Gliding
100
Insects can ______ or ______ pairs of wings
What is one or two
100

What does the word aerodynamics mean?

How air moves around objects

100
Birds have ___________ and ___________ bones.
What is light and hollow.
200

Force that is opposite to lift

Gravity

200
Birds wings are different than insect wings because that have.
What is feathers
200
Insects wings move very ________ which creates a _________ ___________.
What is fast and buzzing noise
200

Name one object besides airplanes that uses aerodynamics.  

Rockets, cars, drones, wind turbines etc

200
Birds can fly for long periods of time without getting tired because of this.
What is Air Sacs in their lungs.
300

Force that is opposite to gravity

Lift

300
Birds use the air currents to rise higher in the air.
What is Soaring
300
Insects wings move in a _____________ pattern
What is figure eight.
300

Why do engineers care about aerodynamics?

To reduce resistance, increase efficiency, and improve performance.

300
This adaptation provides support in an insects wings
What is network of veins
400

Force that is opposite to thrust

Drag

400
Birds creating forward motion by flapping their wings in creating
What is Thrust
400
Insects wings consist of thin and quite stiff ___________.
What is membranes
400

How does good aerodynamics make vehicles more sustainable?

They use less energy/fuel because there is less drag.

400
This adaptation provides birds strong thrust and allows them to fly without getting tired quickly.
What is powerful flight muscles
500

What is force

The push or pull on something

500
Birds Flap their wings is an example of
What is Powered flight.
500
Dragon flies churn up the air to create a whirling votices of _________ ___________.
What is low pressure
500

What does a high lift-to-drag ratio tell you about the fuel efficiency of an object in the air?

It means the object flies smoothly and efficiently because it gets a lot of lift compared to how much drag it has.

500
Extremely tough material, also part of insects hard outer skin.
What is chitin
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