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Flight Vocab 8th Gr
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Force of gravity | the force that exists between all objects which tend to attract them. |
| Mass | the quantity of matter in an object. |
| Surface area | the total area that is the surface of an object. |
| Drag force | created by the collision of fluid molecules with an object, and acts in the opposite direction of motion. |
| Lift force | created by the flow of fluid molecules around an object, and acts perpendicular to the direction of motion. |
| Thrust force | a propulsive force created by a fluid on an object due to the force applied by the object on the fluid. |
| Chemical potential energy | energy stored in chemical bonds. |
| Gravitational potential energy | energy possessed by an object due to its height above the ground. |
| Kinetic energy | energy possessed by an object due to its motion. |
| Ornithopter | a mechanical bird model that uses strain energy (potential energy) in order to generate thrust and forward motion. |