XT Week 7 Terms Quiz

the force generated by wings on a plane due to the shape of the wings and the difference in air pressure that results.

• Gravity
• Thrust
• Lift
• Drag

This is the force that is in opposition to drag on an airplane.

• thrust
• propulsion
• weight
• lift

the force exerted by a fluid stream on any obstacle in its path or felt by an object moving through a fluid.

• drag
• lift
• thrust
• gravity

provide stability in flight for simple rockets that do not have gimbled thrust.

• Wings
• Fins
• Propellers
• Rudders

 the pointed tip of a rocket that helps reduce air friction (drag ) from slowing the rocket.

• nose cone
• tail cone
• winglet
• fuselage

Rockets work because of this Law of Motion.

• Einstein's Theory of Relativity
• Newton's Second Law of Motion

• Archimedes' Principle
• Newton's Third Law of Motion