Science Week Quiz - Thursday

Which rocket component provides thrust?

• engine

• nose cone

• launch lug

• fin

What is the function of the nose cone on a rocket?

• to hold the nose cone to the body tube

• provides thrust

• provides stability

• increases drag

• reduces drag

This is the name of the force that tries to pull an aircraft down.

• Thrust

• Gravity

• Drag

• Lift

This is the name of the force that tries to move an aircraft forward.

• Thrust

• Gravity

• Drag

• Lift

This is the name of the force that tries to hold an aircraft back.

• Thrust

• Gravity

• Drag

• Lift

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

This is the name of the force that tries to push an aircraft up.

• Thrust

• Gravity

• Drag

• Lift

What is the approximate percentage of the Earth that is illuminated by the Sun at any given time?

• 90%
• 10%
• 25%
• 50%

The sky darkens at midday and the Sun seems to disappear. Minutes later, the Sun reappears and the daylight returns. The best explanation for this is...

• a partial solar eclipse is occurring
• the Moon has created a lunar eclipse
• the Sun has created a lunar eclipse
• the Moon has created a solar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name for a star pattern that is visible in the night sky?

• a meteoroid
• a solar system
• a star chart
• a constellation

Which objects cause craters to form a planet? 

• meteors
• meteorites
• comets 
• moons