Forces
Nose Cones
Stability
Space Facts
100

What are the 4 main forces acting on a rocket?

Lift, Drag, Weight, Thrust

100

Name 2 nose cone shapes

Parabolic, conical, ogive, blunt

100

Is the center of gravity ahead or behind the center of pressure?

Ahead

100

Is there more stars or grains of sand in the universe?

Stars (70 sextillion)

200

What Newton's Law does thrust use?

Newton's Third Law

200

Would a plane or jet have a "pointyer" nose cone?

Jet

200

What is the center of gravity?

Balance point of the rocket

200

What is the hottest planet?

Venus (842 F)

300

T/F: Is the weight of an object considered a force?

True

300

When do shock waves begin to form? Subsonic, sonic, or supersonic waves

Supersonic

300

What is center of pressure?

Point where aerodynamic forces act on a rocket

300

T/F: Are humans made of stars?

True: humans and stars share 97% of the same kind of atoms and elements 

400

When there are two forces acting in the same direction, do you add or multiply them?

Add them together

400

What shape type nose cone would a jet have?

Conical

400

What 2 parts of a rocket affect the center of pressure

Fins and nose cone

400

Was the moon landing fake???

No?

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