Planes
Definitions
Flight History
Flight in Nature
100

What is the wing on an Airplane called?

Cambered Airfoil

100

What is gravity

the force that pulls things towards the Earth

100

These two brothers are credited with inventing and flying the first powered airplane.

Wright Brothers

100

These animals have hollow bones and powerful chest muscles to help them fly.

Birds

200

What is the shape of a Plane wing called

Convex


200

What is Lift?

The force that holds an airplane in the air 
200

The year the Wright brothers made their first successful flight

1903


200

Type of seed that falls like a helicopter

Maple seed or Sycamore

300

This material is commonly used to make airplane bodies because it’s strong and light.

Aluminum 

300

What is thrust

the forces that helps airplanes overcome gravity. this is usually generated by an engine. 

300

She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Amelia Earhart

300

What does a dandelion make when it flies that helps carry it further?

Vortex

400

Where do Pilots sit to fly the plane?

Cockpit

400

The force that works against thrust and slows a plane down.

Drag

400

is the country is credited with inventing kites over 2,000 years ago—an early form of flight. 

China

400
An Mosquito beats its wings roughly, this many times in a minute 


(+/- 50 can get the points)

200 

500

What is the cruising speed of a commercial Airplane?

+/- 100km can have the points

850km/hr

500

What is Bernoulli's Principle?

Fast moving air exerts less pressure than slow moving air.

500

This ancient mythological inventor made wings of wax and feathers to fly—but flew too close to the sun

Icarus

500

This type of mammal can glide from tree to tree using skin stretched between its limbs

Flying Squirrel