Aeroscience Jeopardy

Chemistry

100

This element is the most abundant in the Earth's crust and is commonly found in rocks and minerals.

Oxygen 

200

This law states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant temperature, the pressure and volume are inversely proportional

Boyle's Law

300

This process involves a substance changing from a liquid to a gas without boiling.

Evaporation

400

This is the name for a bond formed when electrons are shared equally between two atoms of different elements.

Polar Covalent Bond

500

Write the reaction for sugar and Potassium Nitrate. (Sugar C12H22O11)

C₁₂H₂₂O_{11 (s)} + KNO_{3 (s)} --->  K₂CO_{3 (s)} + CO_{2 (g)} + H₂O _(g) + N_{2 (g)}

Safety/3 Bs

100

What kind of safety equipment should you wear to protect your face when launching rockets?

Safety Glasses

200

What safety equipment should you wear when soldering?

Respirator or Mask

300

If you are launching a rocket, approximately how far away should you be from the rocket?

500-1000 feet

400

What are the three Bs?

Be Attentive

Be Respectful

Be Engaged

500

What is the minimum required stability of the rocket?

Between 1 and 2 calibers

4 Forces of Flight

100

What force do rocket engines create?

Thrust

200

What are the 4 forces of flight?

Lift, Drag, Weight, Thrust

300

What demo did we use last week to show the 4 forces of flight?

Paper airplane flight 

400

What does drag help planes/rockets?

Stabilizes the flight

500

What principle is used for lift?

Bernoulli's Principle 

Sugar Rockets

100

What type of rocket are we making?

Sugar Rockets!!

200

This common sugar, often used in sugar rockets, is also found in many candies and beverages.

Sucrose

300

What is 1 factor that affects Motor Behavior?

Combustion Rate

Temperature

Amount of Gas Produced

400

What are the ingredients needed to create the engine of the sugar rockets?

Sugar, Potassium Nitrate, and Kitty Litter

500

This chemical reaction in a sugar rocket involves the rapid conversion of the fuel into gases, producing thrust.

Combustion 

FUN!

100

What color is the cord?

Pink and Black!

200

Who is the president of the Aeroscience Club? 

Nicholas Peak 

300

Where did Kevin go to college?

Auburn University 

400

What is Kevin's full name?

Kevin Michael Thomas 

500

Vector's most famous quote ever (Get the most to win)

"I'm applying for a new villain loan. Go by the name of Vector. It's a mathematical term. A quantity represented by an arrow with both direction and magnitude! Vector! That's me! Cause I'm committing crimes with both direction and magnitude! OH YEAH!"