Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lift is ______.
A) the force that holds a plane back
B) the force that moves a plane forward
C) the downward force on a plane
D) the upward force on a plane
2. Gravity is ______.
A) the force that holds a plane back
B) the force that moves a plane forward
C) the downward force on a plane
D) the upward force on a plane
3. Thrust is ______.
A) the force that holds a plane back
B) the force that moves a plane forward
C) the downward force on a plane
D) the upward force on a plane
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Drag is ______.

A) the force that holds a plane back

B) the force that moves a plane forward
C) the downward force on a plane
D) the upward force on a plane

An elevator ______.

A) increases lift
B) controls the up and down motion of a plane
C) tilts the aircraft clockwise or counterclockwise
D) moves the plane right and left
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An aileron ______.

A) increases lift
B) controls the up and down motion of a plane
C) tilts the aircraft clockwise or counterclockwise
D) moves the plane right and left
7

A rudder ______.

A) increases lift
B) controls the up and down motion of a plane
C) tilts the aircraft clockwise or counterclockwise
D) moves the plane right and left
8

A flap ______.

A) increases lift
B) controls the up and down motion of a plane
C) tilts the aircraft clockwise or counterclockwise
D) moves the plane right and left
9

What is the noise you hear after a high-speed plane flies by?

A) Supersonic flight
B) Aerodynamics
C) The sound barrier
D) A sonic boom

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What is the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere?

A) Supersonic flight
B) Aerodynamics
C) The sound barrier
D) A sonic boom
1. What describes the long-term condition of the atmosphere?
A) Weather
B) Climate
C) Barometer
D) Hygrometer
2

What describes the short-term condition of the atmosphere?

A) Weather
B) Climate
C) Barometer
D) Hygrometer
3

What measures atmospheric humidity?

A) Weather
B) Climate
C) Barometer
D) Hygrometer
4

What measures air pressure?

A) Weather
B) Climate
C) Barometer

D) Hygrometer
5

What is the flow of water in the atmosphere?

A) Convection current
B) Sea breeze
C) Cold front
D) Water cycle
6

What are air movements which are caused by uneven heating/cooling of air?

A) Convection current
B) Sea breeze
C) Cold front
D) Water cycle
7

What are winds blowing onto land from water?

A) Convection current
B) Sea breeze
C) Cold front
D) Water cycle
8

What brings strong winds and or thunderstorms?

A) Convection current
B) Sea breeze
C) Cold front
D) Water cycle
9

What is the amount of moisture in the air?

A) Dew point
B) Humidity
C) Capacity

D) Evaporation
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_____ is affected by temperature.

A) Dew point
B) Humidity
C) Capacity
D) Evaporation
1. A satellite ______.
A) orbits around a larger body
B) is the path of a satellite
C) is the path of an object
D) can be dangerous
2

An orbit ______.

A) 0rbits around a larger body

B) is the path of a satellite
C) is the path of an object
D) can be dangerous
3

A trajectory ______.

A) orbits around a larger body

B) is the path of a satellite
C) is the path of an object
D) can be dangerous
4

Reentry ______.

A) orbits around a larger body

B) is the path of a satellite

C) is the path of an object

D) can be dangerous
5

Staging ______.

A) keeps things moving or stationary

B) helps get rockets into space
C) draws objects toward the earth
D) is affected by gravity and inertia
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Gravity ______.

A) keeps things moving or stationary

B) helps get rockets into space
C) draws objects toward the earth
D) is affected by gravity and inertia
7

Inertia ______.

A) keeps things moving or stationary

B) helps get rockets into space
C) draws objects toward the earth
D) is affected by gravity and inertia
8

A trajectory ______.

A) keeps things moving or stationary

B) helps get rockets into space
C) draws objects toward the earth
D) is affected by gravity and inertia
9

A space hazard ______.

A) can be something that is NOT in space

B) is a hazard

C) can be lack of radiation

D) is called "the bends"
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Air pressure ______.

A) can be something that is NOT in space

B) is a hazard
C) can be lack of radiation
D) is called "the bends"