Flight Test Study Guide

A systematic, problem-solving strategy that designers follow to come up with a solution to a problem

• Design Process

• Glider

• Prototype

an aircraft similar to an airplane that has no engine

• prototype

• glider

a working model used to test a design concept by making observations and necessary adjustments

• prototype

• glider

working together on a common purpose

• collaboration

• team norms

guidelines that are developed by a team regarding how they are to interact, communication, and conduct themselves as part of the team

• collaboration

• team norms

a push or pull on an object

• fluid

• unbalanced forces

• force

forces that are directed opposite each other and are not equal in magnitude

• force

• unbalanced forces

• gravity

What is gravity?

• the force that makes it difficult for one object to slide along the surface of another or to move through liquid or gas

• the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth or toward any other physical body having mass

What is friction?

• The force that makes it difficult for one object to slide along the surface of another or to move through liquid or gas

• The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth or toward any other physical body having mass

What is acceleration?

• the rate at which an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction

• the amount of matter in an object