Properties of Air
This property means air has matter in it.
What is mass/weight
Lift pushes planes…
What is up/upward
Thrust pushes planes…
What is forward
Birds use these to fly.
What is wings
This force pushes a plane upward during takeoff.
What is lift
This property means air fills a container.
What is takes up space
Fast-moving air creates ______ pressure.
Drag slows planes…
What is down/slows movement
This flying mammal uses wings made of skin.
What is a bat
This force pushes a plane forward.
What is Thrust
This property means air pushes on objects.
What is pressure
Higher pressure under the wing helps create…
What is lift
Weight pulls planes…
What is downward/down
Birds have lightweight ______ bones.
What is hollow
This force slows a plane during flight.
What is Drag
This property means air can be squeezed into a smaller space.
What is compression/compressibility
What happened during the paper strip demo?
What is the paper lifted upward
Lift pushes planes…
What is up/upward
Name one flying insect.
What is bee/butterfly/dragonfly/etc.
This force pulls a plane toward Earth.
What is weight
This property changes when air gets hotter or colder.
What is temperature
Bernoulli’s Principle says faster-moving air has ______ pressure.
What is lower pressure
Name all four forces of flight.
What is lift, weight, thrust, drag
Name one adaptation that helps organisms fly.
What is wings, feathers, hollow bones, lightweight body, etc.
When lift and weight are equal, the forces are…
What is balanced