Safety
In the event of a misfire, how long do you have to wait after disconnecting the launcher's battery but before approaching the rocket?
60 seconds (1 minute)
What is the definition of the term apogee?
The highest point in the rocket's flight
What does it mean when an engine type ends in 0?
That engine has no time delay
Where were the first rockets made and used?
China
What is the formula for Newton's Second Law?
F = ma
How many feet away from the rocket do you need to be when launching with a D motor or smaller?
15 ft
What is the formula for calculating altitude?
Baseline Distance X Angle Tangent = Altitude
What unit is the thrust that an engine creates measured in?
Newton Seconds
Who is known as the Father of Modern Rocketry?
Robert H. Goddard
What are the three axes of flight?
Longitudinal, vertical, lateral
What is the maximum wind speed for a safe model rocket launch?
20 miles per hour
What is the baseline distance?
Distance from an observer to the launch pad of a model rocket
What does the B in B6-4 represent?
The total impulse or power
What type of missile did Dr. Werner von Braun lead a team to develop?
V-2
What does the swing test determine?
Whether or not a model rocket is stable
What is the maximum weight of a model rocket?
53 ounces
What is the scientific name for a device that can be used to track the angle of slope or elevation of a model rocket?
Astrolabe
Which of Newton's Laws of motion explains why gasses forced out of the nozzle of a model rocket cause it to lift off?
Newton's Third Law. For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.
Which scientist is considered to be the first to lay the foundation for space exploration? (hint. he was almost totally deaf)
Konstatin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky
What time period did Newton do most of his work?
17th century, during the later part of the scientific revolution
What is the maximum number of degrees to the vertical the launch rod can be pointed?
30 degrees
What happens after a rocket reaches its apogee?
It returns to Earth
What are the five components of a model rocket engine?
a ceramic nozzle, a solid propellant, a delay and smoke tracking chemical, an ejection charge, a clay retainer cap
What is the name of the science fiction book that many of the scientists we discussed read as a children and cite as the foundation of their interest in science?
From Earth to the Moon
What is the center of pressure?
The point on the rocket where all the aerodynamic forces average