Up, Up and Away
THE UPWARD ACTING FORCE ON AN AIRCRAFT WING OR AIRFOIL
WHAT IS A SUSPENSION BRIDGE?
THE COLORS THAT MAKE UP VISIBLE (WHITE) LIGHT
WHAT ARE RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, INDIGO, VIOLET (ROY G BIV)?
A BATTERY CONVERTS CHEMICAL ENERGY TO ______ ENERGY IN A CIRCUIT
THE MEASURE OF THE MASS OF AN OBJECT PER UNIT OF VOLUME
WHAT IS DENSITY?
THE VERTICAL SECTIONS THAT COMPOSE THE ENVELOPE OF A HOT AIR BALLOON
WHAT ARE GORES?
THE PULLING FORCE PLACED ON THE CABLES IN A SUSPENSION BRIDGE
WHAT IS TENSILE FORCE (TENSION)?
THE BOUNCING BACK OF LIGHT OFF OF A SURFACE WITHOUT ABSORPTION
THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USED TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE PATHWAY IN A CIRCUIT
THE PART OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS WHERE A MODEL IS CREATED TO BE TESTED AND EVALUATED FOR IMPROVEMENTS
WHAT IS PROTOTYPING?
THE FORCE NEEDED TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE OF AIR (DRAG) TO THE PASSAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT
WHAT IS THRUST?
THE TYPE OF BRIDGE THAT USES A SERIES OF TRIANGLES TO SUPPORT, STABILIZE, AND STIFFEN THE STRUCTURE
WHAT IS A TRUSS BRIDGE?
TYPE OF LIGHT ABLE TO PENETRATE THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT THAT IS REPRESENTED AS A ZIGZAG LINE IN A SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
WHAT IS A RESISTOR?
THE FORMULA USED TO CALCULATE THE VOLUME OF A CONE
WHAT IS 1/3 x PI x R^2 x H?
(one third pi r-squared h)
IN ORDER FOR A HOT AIR BALLOON TO FLOAT THIS FORCE MUST BE GREATER THAN THE FORCE OF GRAVITY
THIS TYPE OF BRIDGE CONSISTS OF STRUCTURES THAT PROJECT HORIZONTALLY INTO SPACE, SUPPORTED ON ONLY ONE END - MUCH LIKE A DIVING BOARD
WHAT IS A CANTILEVER BRIDGE?
THE CHANGING OF SPEED AND DIRECTION AS A LIGHT WAVE TRAVELS THROUGH AN OBJECT
WHAT IS REFRACTION?
THE TYPE OF CIRCUIT THAT HAS ONLY ONE PATH FOR ELECTRICITY TO FLOW THROUGH
THE BRANCH OF ENGINEERING THAT DETERMINES THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO UTILIZE RESOURCES SUCH AS PEOPLE, EQUIPMENT, LAND, AND MONEY
WHAT IS INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING?
THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE MOVEMENT OF COLD AIR AWAY FROM THE VOLUME OF A FULLY INFLATED HOT AIR BALLOON
WHAT IS DISPLACEMENT?
THE TYPE OF FORCE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING A STRAIGHT OBJECT CURVE AWAY FROM ITS NEUTRAL AXIS
WHAT IS A BENDING FORCE (BENDING)?
THE RANGE OF WAVELENGTHS OR FREQUENCIES OVER WHICH ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION EXTENDS
WHAT IS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM?
IN OHM'S LAW, CURRENT IS REPRESENTED BY THIS LETTER
WHAT IS THE LETTER "I"?
THE MEASURE OF A FLUID'S ABILITY TO FLOW
WHAT IS VISCOSITY?