Laws of Motion
The scientist who came up with the three laws of motion.
Who was Sir Isaac Newton?
The motion around the vertical axis.
What is yaw?
What are lightweight, non-metal materials?
The three axes of flight.
What are the vertical, longitudinal, and vertical axes?
The law of motion that states that force (f) is equal to mass (m) times acceleration (a). F=ma.
What is the second law of motion?
The point where the rocket balances.
What is the center of gravity?
What happens when a rocket does not immediately launch.
What is a misfire?
Spinning around in a circle with the rocket attached to a string to see if the centers are in the right places.
What is the flight/swing test?
What is "a body in a state of rest and a body in motion tend to remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by some outside force"?
The point that should be behind the center of gravity.
What is the center of pressure?
The maximum weight for a model rocket at this level.
What is 1500 grams (53 ounces)?
The rate of change in velocity with respect to time.
What is acceleration?
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This applies to a rocket when gas is expelled from the engine.
What is Newton's Third Law: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
If the rocket is very stable, it will point forward into this type of wind created by its forward motion.
What is relative wind?
Things such as clouds, airplanes, and flammable/explosive objects.
What should I keep my rocket away from?
The system that should deploy after the rocket has been fired.
What is the recovery system?
The state of something that is static versus something that is dynamic.
What is rest versus motion?
The quality that means that some rockets keep the nose pointed in the right direction.
What is stability?
Places that I should not recover my rocket from.
What are power lines, tall trees, and other dangerous places?
The year that Sir Isaac Newton was born.
What is 1643?