Rocket Science Quiz

A push or a pull exerted upon an object is called a __________________.

• Force

• Energy

• Mass

• Velocity

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__________________ is a force exerted by the gasses that are expelled from the rocket engine.

• Thrust

• Gravity

• Lift

• Drag

The __________________ is the cargo carried by a spacecraft.

• Payload

• Fuel Tank

• Cockpit

• Landing Gear

A __________________ is a small wing-like structure on a rocket designed to increase stability.

• Fin

• Rudder

• Aileron

• Flap

__________________ is the resistance of motion through the air, acting as a force in the opposite direction of motion.

• Drag

• Lift

• Thrust

• Gravity

According to __________________, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• Newton's third law of motion

• Einstein's theory of relativity

• Galileo's law of inertia

• Kepler's laws of planetary motion

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__________________ states that acceleration depends on the object's mass and the net force acting on it.

• Newton's second law of motion

• Newton's first law of motion

• Newton's third law of motion

• Law of conservation of energy

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The __________________ is the spout from which the rocket's fuel is discharged.

• Nozzle

• Fuselage

• Cockpit

• Wing

The __________________ helps reduce drag by making the rocket more aerodynamic.

• Nose cone

• Fins

• Fuel tank

• Engine

__________________ is the force of gravity on an object.

• Weight

• Mass

• Density

• Volume

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