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Rocket Vocabulary 1

Rockets

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the highest altitude a rocket reaches during flight Apogee
the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force. Inertia
the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth. gravity
the center of all of the drag forces acting upon the rocket stability
a force exerted upon or against an object to move it in a specific direction Thrust
to create or construct according to a plan Design
force that acts between the object and the fluid and slows the motion of the object Drag
known as the father of modern rocketry Dr. Robert Goddard
occurs when the amount of thrust is greater than the weight of the rocket Liftoff
a self-propelled device that carries its own fuel Rocket
the act of propelling or the state of being pulled forward propulsion
The measure of the quantity of matter that a body or an object contains. mass
the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction velocity
increase of speed or velocity acceleration
the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases and with the effects of such motion on bodies in the medium aerodynamics
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