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The names of Mr. Torres' pugs.
Carti, Gigi, Rylo
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
Science skills include...
Observing, questioning, predicting, investigating, experimenting, gathering and evaluating data, communicating findings.
The purpose of your nose cone during launch.
What is to improve aerodynamics of your rocket.
The force acting against gravity.
What is air resistance
The unit used to measure energy.
What is Joules
In a controlled experiment, the variable that is kept constant.
The purpose of your rocket fins during launch.
What is to provide stability.
The drop height for this challenge.
What is 5 meters.
When calculating net force, forces that point in the same direction...
Are added together.
In a controlled experiment, the variable that you observe/measure
What is the dependent variable.
The amount of water added to your rocket.
What is 1 Liter.
The formula to calculate speed.
What is speed = distance (meters) /time (seconds)
Newton's Third Law states that...
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
A prediction tested by research.
What is a hypothesis.
The number of fins that had the longest average launch distance.
What is 3 fins.
The customers for this challenge.
Who is JPL and NASA
A vector quantity has a ...
magnitude and direction
The steps engineers take to find a solution to a problem
The person who had the furthest launch distance in this class.
Who is Noel Rojas.
The speed of the control lander.
What is 4.34 m/s
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that ...
energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another
The first hispanic female astronaut in space.
Who is Dr. Ellen Ochoa.
The force sending your rocket upward.
Thrust or propulsion.
The effect a parachute should have on time and speed.
What is increased drop time and reduced speed.
The breed of dog Mrs. Ho's family has.
What is a husky
The contact force applied by a surface on an object
What is normal force
The 3 branches of natural science
What is Life, Physical, and Earth/Space Science
Action: The water and air leaving your pressurized bottle through the nozzle.
Reaction: The rocket traveling upward due to the downward force of the water hitting the launchpad.
Parachute with inflatable spheres to absorb impact force.
The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another
What is friction.
This type of engineer designs spacecraft and aircraft.
What is an aerospace engineer.
The colors of the buttons you used to launch.
What is red and black.
Mars is also known as the what planet.
What is the Red Planet.