Telling Time
What does the long hand on the clock represent?
Minutes
How many millimeters in a centimeter?
10
What is the name of the air resistance that creates an opposing force to anything that is launched by a catapult?
Drag
The average parachute cannot exceed a limit of ____________ pounds.
500
What business did the Wright Brothers own prior to building the first plane?
A bicycle repair shop.
How many seconds in a minute?
60
Name one of the fractions that an inch is broken down into on a ruler.
1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1.64
What is the name of any object that is launched?
Payload
What is a parachute equipped with in order to release air in a controlled way?
Hole in the top
Who broke the sound barrier in 1947?
Chuck Yeager
What does the short hand represent on a clock?
hours
What systems does the majority of the world use for linear measurement?
Metric
Name one way a catapult is used in a modern invention.
Aircraft carriers, slingshots, roller coasters
How fast (in miles per hour) is a paratrooper going when they land?
13 mph
When did Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
July 1969
How many minutes in an hour?
60
Which system of measurement do we use in the United States?
English
What type of energy is stored in the rubberband of a catapult?
Potential Energy
How long (in minutes) does it take a paratrooper to fall 5,000 feet?
5 minutes
What is the location of the Wright Brothers first successful flight?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
How many hours in a week?
168
How tall is the typical ceiling in your home? 8 ft or 8 meters
8 feet
What type of energy is found in the moving object that is launched by the catapult?
Kinetic Energy
How fast are you moving (in miles per hour) after you deploy your parachute?
15 mph
What do the wings of an airplane create that causes an airplane to take off?
Lift