rockets flash cards Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Apogee | the highest altitude a rocket reaches durring flight. |
Ballast | somehting that adds weight in order to improve stability or profortmance. |
Center of gravity | the point on the rocket where all mass appears to be concentrated. |
Center of pressure | the center of all of the drag forces acting upon the rocket. |
Constrain | limit |
Design | to create or construt according to a plan. |
Drag | force that acts between the object and the fluid and sllows the motion of the object. |
Dr. Robert Goddard | known as the father of modern rocketry. |
Hypothesis | an edecated gess |
Laminar airflow | smooth, even airflow around the rocket skin. |
Liftoff | occers when the amount of trust is greater than the weigh of the rocket. |
Propellant | contains both fuel and an oxidzer |
Rocket | a self-propelled device that carries its own fuel. |
Thrust | a force exerted upon or against an object to move it in a specific direction. |
Total Impulse | the trust and direction of the rocket engine burn. |
Turblent Airflow | uneven airflow around the rocket skin increase the amount of drag. |
Velocity | the rate of change of position along a straight line with respect of time. |
Wernher von Braun | in charge of developing the v-2 rocket used during world war 2. |
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