Grade 5 Science Glossary - Unit 4 Test
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Aerodynamics | the study of air in motion
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| Bernoulli's Principle | states that the faster a fluid or gas travels, the lower its pressure; named for Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli
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| Compress | to squeeze or squash
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| Database | a computer program that stores information and allows you to retrieve information as you need it
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| Drag | a force that slows down or prevents the motion of objects in air or water
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| Fair Test | an investigation carried out under controlled conditions. In a fair test, all variables are controlled except the one under investigation
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| Fuselage | the body of an aircraft that holds passengers or cargo
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| Gravity | a force that attracts all objects on Earth toward the ground; results from masses being attracted to other masses
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| Hovercraft | a vehicle that travels on a cushion of air over land or water
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| Insulate | to prevent heat loss
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| Lift | a force that causes something to rise
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| Payload | the load carried by an aircraft or spacecraft
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| Pitch | the up-and-down movement of the nose of a plane
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| Pressure | the force exerted by one thing on another
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| Propel | drive or push an object forward
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| Roll | a motion where one wing tip moves up while the other wing tip moves down
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| Struts | supporting bars or braces
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| Tether Lines | the pieces of string or rope used to hold a balloon until ready to take off
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| Thrust | the force exerted by a rocket or jet engine that moves something forward
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| Variable | anything in an investigation that can be changed
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| Yaw | the side-to-side movement of the nose of a plane
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