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100
It is said that Newton penned his first law, after seeing this fruit fall from a tree.
An Apple
100
If you hold a strip of paper and blow across the top, the paper moves in this direction. (Known as Bernoulli Effect)
Up
100
Where the pilots are located on a plane
cockpit
100
First person to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
100
a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft
pilot
100
This is the planet that NASA is targeting to visit in the future.
Mars
200
The Newton's Cradle demonstrates which law?
3rd: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
200
What force is arrow indicating?
Thrust
200
Where the passengers sit and luggage are stored (the main part of a plane)
Fuseloge
200
This most current spaceflight that orbited the moon
Artemis II
200
a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member of a spacecraft.
astronaut
200
The names of the Wright Brothers
Orville and Wilbur
300
Complete Newton's First Law: An object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest unless ______________.
Acted on by an outside force.
300
to drive, or cause to move, forward
propel
300
Pitch is controlled by which parts of a plane?
Elevators
300
Name of the first satellite launched into space
Sputnik
300
design, develop, and test aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, and satellites
aerospace engineer
300
Name the parts highlighted in yellow
ailerons
400
A plane is thrusted forward due to hot gases being discharged from the engine. Name or describe which of Newton's Laws is associated with this scenario.
3rd Law: Equal and opposite reactions
400
What are the four forces of flight?
Lift, weight, thrust drag
400
The rudder controls
yaw
400
It would take about this long for humans to get to Mars.
7-10 months
400
study celestial objects like planets, stars, and galaxies, and phenomena like black holes
astronomer
400
Name for the cargo on an airplane
payload
500
A hockey puck is pushed and slides across the ice before slowing to a stop. Name or describe Newton's Law that is associated with this scenario.
1st Law: An object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an outside force.
500
The 3 main movements a plane makes
Yaw, Pitch, Roll
500
name of the parts that control roll
ailerons
500
Name of the van that use to take astronauts to the shuttle
Astrovan
500
This type of scientist would have helped create curiosity
robotics engineer
500
What year did the Wright Brothers make their first flight?
1903