Stability (Center of Gravity Activity)
It's the force that pulls everything down
What is gravity?
It's the part that makes up most of the body of the rocket
What is a body tube?
The full name of the contest
What is the American Rocketry Challenge?
It pushes on the center of pressure of the rocket
What is air?
It's the length of the camp (How many days does the camp last?)
What is 3 days?
It's the rocket part that allows rockets go straight
What are fins?
It's the part that allows the rocket to not break when it lands by making the rocket descend slowly
What is a parachute?
It's the amount of teams that make it to nationals
What is 100?
It's where you want the center of pressure to be on the rocket
What is behind the center of gravity?
It's the goal of the contest y'all have to compete in
What is highest altitude/height?
It's the point that kept your rulers from falling or rotating
What is the balance point?
It's the part that measures how high your rocket goes
What is an altimeter?
It's the city where nationals are held
What is Washington D.C.?
It's the reason why you should want a stable rocket
What is harder to change it's direction
Name THREE of the rocketeers
What is Ben/Natalie/Briley/Rianne/Zak/Elizabeth/Diya/Lauren/Clare/Sam?
True or False
The balance point of a ruler doesn't change when you add weight to one side
What is false?
It's the part that causes your rocket to launch
What is a motor?
It's the city where internationals are held (If no one gets the city correct, we'll take the country)
What is Paris, France?
It's the number you want to get above for the rocket to be safe (stability equation)
What is 2?
It's the school that we go to
What is Clear Falls High School
True or False
The ruler's center of rotation point and the balance point are the same
What is true?
It's the part that connects your body tubes together
What is a transition?
It's the amount of money the 1st place team gets at nationals (If no one gets it, closest number gets the points)
What is $20,000?
It's the stability equation
What is (distance between center of pressure and center of gravity) divided by rocket diameter
Name one of the team names from the Clear Falls Rocketry Club (current and old)
What is Alpha/Alpha Squared/Omega/Delta/Gamma?