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1
Which way does air tend to flow?
From areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
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True or false: fast moving air has higher air pressure than slow moving air.
True
False
3
Who said "as the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure decreases" ?
Bernoulli
Newton
Pastor
Einstein
4
What direction does GRAVITY act in?
Down
Backward
Forward
Up
5
Who won our paper plane challenge in terms of distance?
Zach
Ms. Plesko
Willa
Kirin
6
What direction does LIFT act in?
Up
Backward
Down
Forward
7
True or false: Mass and weight are NOT directly proportional
False
True
8
What direction does DRAG act in?
Down
Forward
Backward
Up
9
How many laws does Newton have for the physics behind flight?
2
1
3
4
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What direction does THRUST act in?
Backward
Down
Forward
Up
11
Bernoulli’s principle helps to explain that an aircraft can achieve flight because of what?
air pressure
the mass of the object
shape of its wings
gravitational force
12
What are the 4 forces of flight?
gravity, force, thrust, weight
gravity, drag, lift, thrust
gravity, pressure, weight, mass
gravity, mass, weight, drag
13
True or false: Air presses hard against everything it touches. It NEVER stops pressing.
False
True
14
What is gravity?
mass that makes you fall
an invisible force which pulls objects down
your weight that brings you down
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The higher you go, the air pressure:
Lowers
Increases
Stays the same
