Terms & Definitions
This is a force that pulls objects towards the center of the earth.
What is gravity?
Which weighs more, 1 kg of feathers or 1 kg of steel?
What is they weigh the same?
In the Disney-Pixar Film "Up", what type of aircraft does Carl Fredricksen use to turn his house into a flying adventure?
What is a balloon-powered house?
This aircraft is used to carry planes. It's shape resembles a bee.
What is the Super Guppy?
NASA is a government agency that explores the unknown in air and space. Its name is an acronym that stands for what?
What is National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
These units are used to measure the mass of a substance. For example, an elephant weights this much or a book weighs that much.
[At least one answer to be accepted]
What are ounces, pounds, grams, tons?
True or False:
If two objects have the same speed, are their velocities the same if they're moving in different directions?
What is FALSE?
In How to Train your Dragon, a young Viking befriends a dragon named Toothless and fixes a broken tail fin that the dragon needs to fly. Why couldn't Toothless fly without his tail fin?
What is the tail fin is needed to stabilize the aircraft in the left-right direction?
OR
What is directional stability?
The function of a nozzle at the bottom of a rocket or missile.
What is generates thrust or change trajectory?
What is the coolest thing you know about space or air?
Love it!!
This term is the relationship between the mass of a substance and how much space it takes up (volume).
What is density?
Roshaun is Superman's cousin twice removed. She uses her strength to throw Noor and Joesph at an angle of 60 degrees with the force of 1000 N. Who will travels farther?
Who is NOOR?
What is the name of the NASA Rover that successfully landed on Mars in Feb 2021?
What is Perseverance?
These types of aircraft are designed for rapid and precise maneuvers in aerial combat.
[Think military!!]
What are fighter jets?
This is the common SI unit for velocity
What is meters per second?
In the context of rocketry and propulsion, what is the force that propels an object forward?
What is Thrust?
Why does a rocket go faster as it travels through space?
What is the absence of air resistance or drag?
Which Apollo Mission was the first to land humans on the moon?
What is Apollo 11?
What is the purpose of a star tracker on a spacecraft?
What is navigating by identifying and tracking stars for orientation?
There are three axis of flight - pitch roll and yaw - that an aircraft uses to move. Think about rotation about the x, y, and z-axis.
Demonstrate what pitch, roll, and yaw are using your body.
Best attempt voted on by teachers
The ratio of an aircraft's speed to the speed of sound in the surrounding air.
What is the Mach Number?
Joe and Noor are having competition to see who can do the biggest deep dive. Joe chooses to dive in warm water and Noor chooses to dive in cold water? (Let's assume they weigh the same!)
Who dives the furthest?
Who is Joe?
In Star Wars, the Millennium Falcon is this type of ship.
What is YT-1300 Corellian light freighter?
The fastest speed ever recorded by a manned aircraft. [Closest answer wins]
What is 4,520 mph or Mach 6.72? [Recorded by the North American X-15]
What does Joe do for work?
Everyone look at Joe for a thumbs up/down