Question #1

Rotation around the front-to-back axis of an airplane is called _______________.

a) Yaw

b) Pitch

c) Thrust

d) Roll

e) Lift

Question #2

Rotation around the side-to-side axis of an airplane is called _________________.

a) Roll

b) Pitch

c) Yaw

d) Thrust

e) Lift

Question #3

Rotation around the vertical axis of an airplane is called _________________.

a) Roll

b) Pitch

c) Yaw

d) Thrust

e) Lift

Question #4

What does the Rudder of an airplane control?

a) Roll

b) Pitch

c) Yaw

d) Thrust

e) Lift

Question #5

What scientist is credited with the principles that explain flight.

a) Isaac Newton

b) Francisco Redi

c) Daniel Bernoulli

d) Marie Curie

e) Thomas Edison

Question #6

What country began their flight history with kites around 400 BC?

a) Greece

b) China

c) Italy

d) United States

e) Iceland

Question #7

Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier were two brothers who invented the first __________________.

a) Hot Air Balloon

b) Winged Air Craft

c) Rocket with Passengers

d) Drone Aircraft

e) Glider

Question #8

The modern day helicopter was based on what scientist's design?

a) Michaelangelo

b) Leonardo da Vinci

c) Isaac Newton

d) Albert Einstein

e) Alexander Graham Bell

Question #9

What is typically at the front of a rocket to provide minimum aerodynamic resistance?

a) Propeller

b) Engine

c) Nose Cone

d) Fins

e) Body Tube

Question #10

How would you rate this WebQuest/PBL for learning about aerospace?

a) Excellent - I would recommend this for next year

b) Great - I enjoyed it and would do it again

c) Good - It was okay, but I would rather learn in the traditional way

d) Below Average - I didn't enjoy anything about it

e) Terrible - Please never do this again

Question #11

What year did the Wright brothers first record a successful flight?

a) 1812

b) 1887

c) 1899

d) 1903

e) 1923

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