AS200-C1-L1 - VQ

The upward force that pushes an airplane into the air.

• Lift

• Drag

• Inertia

• Thrust

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.

• Drag

• Inertia

• Friction

• Force

The act of increasing speed or velocity.

• Inertia

• Thrust

• Angle of attack

• Acceleration

Describes how much material an object contains.

• Mass

• Force

• Weight

• Load

The force exerted on an object by gravity.

• Mass

• Weight

• Drag

• Lift

A mixture of gases.

• Air

• Fluid

• Space

• Atmosphere

A substance that has no fixed shape, yields easily to external pressure, and flows easily.

• Air

• Fluid

• Solution

• Unstable

The resistance to motion of one object moving relative to another.

• Drag

• Stall

• Inertia

• Friction

Any surface that aids in creating lift.

• Camber

• Airfoil

• Laminar surface

• Relative surface

A line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the airfoil.

• Chord line

• Camber line

• Boundary layer

• Angle of attack