This law states that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
The Law of Inertia
his structural part of a rocket falls away during flight after its fuel is spent to make the rocket lighter
What is a stage/boosting stage/booster
Equal to about 5.88 trillion miles, this unit measures the distance that light travels in a single year.
lightyears
who is triple t
Tung Tung Tung Sahur
This famous formula, representing Newton's Second Law, shows that force equals mass times acceleration
F=ma
Rockets require both fuel and this substance, often liquid oxygen, to allow combustion to happen in the vacuum of space.
What is an oxidizer?
Abbreviated as "AU", this unit of measurement is based on the average distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Astronomical Unit
how many students are in all three schools (Scioto Jerome and Coffman) nearest answer from each team wins
5.3K/around 5300
This is the specific speed an object must reach to break free from a planet's gravitational pull without any further propulsion
What is escape velocity?
Developed by NASA for the Apollo program, this remains the tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status.
Saturn V
Equal to roughly 3.26 light-years, this unit of distance is preferred by astronomers and is derived using trigonometry and parallax
parsec
how many years have Mr.S been teaching
8