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A flying machine by any other name is not always a plane.
The Name Game
Parts of a plane
Properties of Air
Special Forces
100
These flying machines use hot air to fly.
What is a hot air balloon?
100

This philosopher, artist, and inventor made the first real studies of flight in 1480. He had over 200 drawings and sketches that illustrated his theories on flight. 

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

100
This part of a plane can also be refferred to as an airfoil.
What is a wing?
100

True or False: Air takes up space.

True

100
This force makes a plane go up
What is lift
200
These flying machines use rocket engines and are designed for use in space.
What are space shuttles/rocketships?
200
These brothers made the first plane with a motor that someone inside the plane could control
Who are the Wright Brothers?
200
This word is a term for the body of the plane.
What is a fuselage?
200

What property of air allows it to be squished into a smaller space?

Compression

200
This force makes a plane go down
What is gravity
300
These flying machines used to use hydrogen, until one exploded in 1937.
What is a blimp/airship/zepplin ?
300

This person devised three principals of motion that would be used to explain how force can act on an object.

Who is Isaac Newton?

300
This almost-defunct part of an airplane serves the same purpose as a jet, and is use more on another flying vehicle.
What is a propeller?
300

True or False: Air has mass and weight.

True

300
This force makes a plane go forwards
What is thrust
400
These devices rely solely on drag to slow down whatever's attached to it.
What is a parachute?
400
The name of this doomed blimp that exploded in flight is almost as famous as the disaster itself.
What is the Hindenburg?
400
This part of a plane powers the jet engine.
What is an engine?
400

How does air pressure change as you go higher in the sky?

Air pressure decreases

400
This force slows a plane down
What is drag
500
These flying vehicles use rotors instead of wings and jets to get where they need to go.
What are helicopters
500
These famous Americans were the first to use rocket power to reach the moon. (You only need to name one of them)
Who is Neil Armstrong/Buzz Aldrin
500
Although not always visible, these tiny wheels on the bottom of a plane are vital to it.
What is the landing gear/landing wheels?
500

Why is moving air important for flight?

Moving air creates lift

500
Thrust is created by this part of a plane
What is a jet? (Propellers is an acceptable answer.)