Science - Flight

Question 1

Flying squirrels can’t fly, instead, they jump, and what?

Answer 1

Fall/Glide

Question 2

Who created the 3 laws of movement?

Answer 2

Isaac Newton

Question 3

What is Newton’s third law?

Answer 3

Everything has an equal and opposite reaction

Question 4

Who invented airplanes?

Answer 4

The Wright Brothers

Question 5

What’s the force that brings us back to earth?

Answer 5

Gravity

Question 6

The only bird that can hover is a what?

Answer 6

Hummingbird

Question 7

What is the only mammal capable of flying?

Answer 7

Bat

Question 8

Animals that move their wings in a figure 8?

Answer 8

(Most) Insects

Question 9

An airplane’s wings angle is called what?

Answer 9

Angle Of Attack

Question 10

An object that can fly, controlled by a controller, this object can fly long distances

Answer 10

Drones

Question 11

The scientist who created the formula for the principles of the impression of fluids

Answer 11

Bernoulli

Question 12

The inventors of the hot air balloon are

Answer 12

The Montgolfier Brothers

Question 13

Something an airplane can’t do but a helicopter can

Answer 13

Fly in a straight line, backward and side to side

Question 14

A fast fluid causes the pressure to be what?

Answer 14

Low

Question 15

A slow fluid causes the pressure to be what?

Answer 15

High

Question 16

A large piece of fabric used for landing

Answer 16

Parachute

Question 17

Animals capable of flying are

Answer 17

Most insects, most birds, bats

Question 18

How can an airplane land?

Answer 18

Minimize the thrust (push) caused by the engines, remove the flaps on its wings to change the form, rotate their engines in the opposite direction for a considerable reduction in speed

Question 19

What do the blades on a helicopter do?

Answer 19

They help stabilize and control the helicopter.

Question 20

What is Newton’s first law?

Answer 20

An object will continue to move unless an external force is applied

Question 21

What is Newton’s 3rd law?

Answer 21

The greater mass of an object, the greater force is needed to accelerate it

Question 22

What is Bernoulli’s principle?

Answer 22

The higher the pressure, the slower the liquid, the lower the pressure, the faster the liquid

Question 23

Thrust > Drag

Answer 23

The plane accelerates

Question 24

Thrust < Drag

Answer 24

The plane slows down

Question 25

Weight > Flight

Answer 25

The plan descends

Question 26

Weight < Flight

Answer 26

The plan rises

Question 27

Thrust = Drag

Answer 27

The plan continues at the same speed

Question 28

Weight = Flight

Answer 28

The plan remains at the same altitude

Question 29

How does a helicopter fly?

Answer 29

They use a motor to turn massive blades, called a rotor, they use the angle of attack required, using Newton’s 3rd law and Brenouilli’s principal.

Question 30

How do rockets “fly”?

Answer 30

Rockets don’t really fly, they do not use any of the properties needed for flight. They use carbon, liquid oxygen to create a combustion reaction, it also uses Newton’s 3rd law

Question 31

How do hot air balloons fly?

Answer 31

They simply heat up the air inside the balloon. The hot air rises within the balloon, to land, they let some of that hot air escape the balloon

Question 32

Why do your ears pop on airplanes?

Answer 32

You have air pockets in your ears, the moment the air pressure is the same, it causes your ears to pop

Question 33

What is drag?

Answer 33

The resistance of air, wind or friction, the resistance of any movement

Question 34

What is thrust?

Answer 34

Thrust is the movement that steers the object’s direction, flying without thrust is called a stationary flight

Question 35

What is weight?

Answer 35

When gravity is pulling on the mass of an object

Question 36

What is flight?

Answer 36

The opposite of weight, its something that helps an object fly by lifting it off the ground

Question 37

Air is what?

Answer 37

21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen