Flight Quiz

Where do seeds get their thrust from?

• The ground

• The trees

• The wind

• The rain

Which animal uses its tail for thrust?

• A flying fish

• A Calico cat

• A leopard gecko

• A cottontail rabbit

Beetles achieve lift by having a...

• flat outer wing

• a curved outer wing

• an angled wing

• a curved tail

What body part does a flying snake spread to achieve lift?

• Its tail

• Its forked tongue

• Its rib cage

• Its nostrils

How do kites achieve lift?

• By the length of the string

• By the cold and warm air masses around it

• By the wind flowing under and over its surface

• By air expanding when it gets warmer

Which of the following is not one of God's rules for air?

• God made air to have mass and weight.

• God made air to expand when it gets colder.

• God made air to exert pressure.

• God made air to expand when it gets warmer.

Which of God’s rules for air did the egg and flask experiment demonstrate?

• God made air to expand when it gets colder.

• God made air to expand when it gets warmer.

• God made air to have mass.

• God made air to take up space.

Which experiment showed that air exerts pressure?

• The balloon on a flask in warm water and cold water.

• The cardboard staying on an upside down, water-filled glass.

• Ttwo balloons shown on a balance, and then popping one of them.

• The ping pong ball in a tub of water with an empty glass placed over the ball.

When we placed a balloon over an empty flask and placed it in hot water what did it do? What principle of air did this show?

• It deflated. This showed that air contracts when it gets warmer.

• It inflated. This showed that air expands when it gets warmer.

• It inflated. This showed that air exerts pressure.

• It deflated. This showed that air takes up space.

Label this diagram with arrows to show the direction and names of the 4 forces of flight.