Properties of Air
Bernoulli's Principle
The Forces of Flight
Parts of An Airplane
Wild Card
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The following experiment proved this property of air.
Air has weight/mass.
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Bernoulli was a...
a) teacher
b) pilot
c) scientist
d) astronaut
c) Scientist
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How many forces of flight are there?
4
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It is the largest component of the airplane. It is the body of the plane and is responsible for holding all the pieces of the plane together.
The fuselage
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How does a rocket use propulsion on take off?
It uses a chemical reaction/explosion to thrust the jet into the air and into space.
200
The following experiment demonstrated this property of air.
Air exerts pressure
200
In the following experiment, why does the strip of paper lift?
Because the moving air across the top causes a lower pressure zone and higher under the paper, therefore you have lift.
200
It is the upward force that is created by the movement of air above and below a wing.
lift
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It is located underneath the airplane.
It allows the plane to take off and land safely.
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Name one disadvantage of aviation.
Answers can vary
300
A roller coaster takes off with a blast of extreme speed. What is the property of air?
Air can be compressed.
300
Why are an airplane's wings more curved on the top than the bottom?
So that the air flows faster over the top causing lift.
300
It is the force of gravity.
Weight
300
It is located at the front of the fuselage. This is the location where the pilot sits to control and direct the motion of the airplane.
cockpit
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Name one benefit of aviation.
Answers can vary.
400
It is warmer on the second level of Westfield public school than the first level. What is the property of air?
Air is affected by temperature. Warm air rises.
400
How does the Bernoulli's principle cause lift on an airplane's wing?
Because there is a lower pressure zone on top of the wing and higher under the wing, causing lift.
400
It is the force that propels a flying machine in the direction of motion.
Thrust
400
It is the tail unit of the plane. It is responsible
or stability and directional control of the plane.
The empennage
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What is matter.
Anything that has mass and take up space.
500
A mountain climber needs oxygen to reach the summit of Mount Everest. What is the property of air?
Air is affected by altitude
500
What is the Bernoulli's principle?
The faster that air flows, the lower the pressure it has.
500
The air resistance that slows the forward movement of an airplane.
Drag
500
They are the are giant fin-shaped gliders that are on either side of the plane. They help the plane become airborne by generating lift.
The wings
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Air is an invisible gas made up of these two things.
Oxygen and nitrogen