The Physics of Flight Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• engine: the device in an aircraft that turns fuel into forward motion or thrust.
• bernoulli : a principle stating that as a fluid increases its velocity, its pressure decreases
• aerodynamics : the study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
• acceleration : describes the rate of change of velocity of an object over time.
• drag : a force that opposes the relative motion of an object through the air.
• thrust: the force which moves an aircraft through the air.
• lift: an upward force created by the pressure differences on and below your wing
• airfoil: shaped surface, such as an airplane wing, tail, or propeller blade, that produces lift and drag when moved through the air,
• physics: a branch of science that deals with matter and energy and their interactions
• gravity: a force between masses, it keeps everything pulled towards the earth.
• glide: to move through the air with minimal thrust, supported mainly by lift (what paper planes do).
• streamline: to smooth an object’s shape so it moves through air more easily.