Rocket Parts
Rocket Parts 2
Forces
Rocket Vocab
Rocket Vocab 2
100
provides stability during flight of rocket
What is Fin
100
recovery system to slow descent and return humans safely to the ground
What is parachute
100
rubbing together of two surfaces resulting in energy loss
What is friction
100
rate of change of the position of an object
What is velocity
100
a substance that changes to fit whatever shape contains it
What is fluid
200
connection from parachute canopy to the rest of the rocket
What is shroud lines
200
flame-resistant material that protects the parachute from the hot blast of the motor ejection charge
What is recovery wadding
200
force that directly opposes the weight of a flying object
What is lift
200
angle at which an object flying through the air will begin to stall
What is critical angle
200
a fuel or substance that is used to make something move
What is propellant
300
located inside the bottom of the body tube where the engine goes
What is engine mount
300
the main part of the rocket that holds all the pieces together
What is body
300
force exerted upon or against an object to move it in a specific direction
What is thrust
300
the branch of mechanics that deals with motion of gases and their effects on bodies in the flow
What is aerodynamics
300
the highest point a rocket will reach in its flight
What is apogee
400
causes the air to flow smoothly around the rocket
What is nose cone
400
spot where all of the mass of that object is perfectly balanced
What is center of mass
400
type of friction that acts opposite the motion of any object surrounded by fluid
What is drag
400
adds weight in order to improve stability or performance
What is ballast
400
sudden reduction of lift due to exceeding the critical angle
What is stall
500
elastic material that connects the nose cone to the body tube
What is shock cord
500
point on the rocket where all of the aerodynamic forces act; located near tail of the rocket
What is center of pressure
500
force pointing towards the center of the earth
What is weight
500
the cargo of the rocket
What is payload
500
the rate of change of the velocity of an object
What is acceleration
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