Newton & LeBron
Whose Law of Motion applies to basketball?
Sir Isaac Newton
proportioned
pro-por-tioned (3)
Pilots use this to control the engine power.
throttle
Aerodynamics is the way objects move through air.
TRUE
The _______________ controls the engine power.
throttle
For every action, there is an equal and opposite ________.
reaction
resistance
re-sis-tance (3)
regimes
Lift is the push that allows something to move up and is the opposite of weight.
TRUE
The ________________ controls the yaw of the plane.
rudder
An action or response to something that has happened is a ________________.
reaction
physicist
phys-i-cist (3)
Four forces of flight include lift, drag, ______ and thrust.
weight
The four forces of flight are lift, velocity, gravity & thrust.
FALSE
The ______________ raise and lower the wings.
ailerons
Vocabulary term that means to push into effort or action, to strain.
exert
technological
tech-no-log-ic-al (5)
Aerodynamics is not important to safely landing the space shuttle or probes on Mars.
FALSE
The ___________ on the tail section, are used to control the pitch of a plane.
elevators
Vocabulary term that means power, energy or physical strength.
force
aerodynamics
aer-o-dy-nam-ics (5)
The regime with speeds from 600-3500mph or Mach 1.
supersonic
Studying Aerodynamics is important for NASA because it helps improve aircraft design and ensures safe landings for space shuttles.
TRUE
When the elevators are lowered the nose of the plane goes _____ and when they are _______, the plane goes up.
down, raised