| Question | Answer |
| apogee | the highest altitude the rocket reaches |
| ballast | something that adds weight in order to improve stability or performance |
| center of pressure | the center of all drag on the rocket |
| center of gravity | the point on the rocket where all mass appears to be concentrated |
| constraint | limit |
| design | to create or construct |
| drag | the force that slows the motion of the object |
| dr.robert goddard | known as the father of modern rocketry |
| hypothesis | an educated guess |
| laminar airflow | smooth airflow around the rocket |
| liftoff | when the thrust is greater than the rocket |
| propellant | contains both fuel and an oxidizer |
| rocket | a self propelled device that has its own fuel |
| thrust | the force used to move an object |
| total impulse | the thrust duration of engine burn |
| turbulent airflow | uneven airflow around rocket skin increasing drag |
| velocity | the rate of change position along a straight line |
| wernher von braun | in charge of developing ww2 v2 rocket |
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