CO2 / Aerodynamics Quiz

What is aerodynamics?

• The study of forces and motion of an object through air
• The measure of air in the atmosphere
• The study of forces and motion of an object through a solid
• No choices are correct

Where can you see aerodynamics in play during daily life?

• A car driving.
• A kite flying.
• A windmill spinning.
• All choices are correct

How do you make a CO2 car more aerodynamic?

• Make it lower to the ground.
• Add a spoiler.
• Decrease the frontal surface area.
• Grease the axle.

What factors made a co2 car faster?

• Being lighter
• Aerodynamics
• Reduced friction
• All choices are correct

In the wind tunnel, which qualities were found to improve the aerodynamics of the CO2 car body?

• Smooth and bumpy.
• Round and rough.
• Smooth and round.
• Boxy and bumpy.

In the wind tunnel if the CO2 car body went back a lot, this indicated:

• A low degree of lift force
• A low degree of drag force
• A high degree of lift force
• A high degree of drag force

A lighter car is always more aerodynamic than a heavier car.

• True
• False

A co2 cartridge is

• A canister of compressed gas
• Stored potential energy
• Gaseous carbon dioxide
• All choices are correct

The criteria specified that the car could not be thinner than a:

• sharpie
• pencil
• highlighter
• pen

When drawing the CO2 car, the side view DOES NOT show which of the following dimensions?

• Length (bumper to bumper)
• Height (wheels to roof)
• Width (how wide the windshield is)