Properties of Air: Composition and Characteristics

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What enables a helicopter to achieve flight?

The thrust generated by the tail rotor

The movement of the tail blades creating forward motion

The rotation of the main rotor blades producing lift (correct)

The pressure difference between the top and bottom of the helicopter

What is the primary purpose of the second set of blades on a helicopter's tail?

To provide stability during vertical takeoff

To increase the helicopter's speed

To counteract the torque created by the main rotor (correct)

To generate additional lift

What is the primary mechanism by which rockets achieve flight?

Lift generated by wing-like surfaces

Buoyancy provided by the rocket's shape

Thrust generated by the release of hot gases (correct)

Air pressure differences between the top and bottom of the rocket

Why are rockets designed with fuel chambers that can break away from the rocket?

To jettison empty fuel chambers and reduce drag Signup and view all the answers

How do hot air balloons achieve flight?

By heating the air inside the balloon to create lift Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between a helicopter's flight mechanism and a rocket's flight mechanism?

The method of generating lift Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate percentage of oxygen in the air?

21% Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between mass and weight?

Mass is the amount of matter, and weight is the force of gravity. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the weight of an object when it is taken to the moon?

It decreases due to the weaker gravitational force. Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between an object's mass and its weight?

They are directly proportional. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the volume of air when it is compressed into a small space?

It decreases, causing high pressure. Signup and view all the answers

Why is studying flight equivalent to studying the properties of air?

Because air provides lift to objects. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason why birds are able to fly while humans are not?

Birds have lighter bodies than humans Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a bird spreading its wings wide when flapping?

To push down on air Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the motion of a bird moving through the air without flapping its wings?

Gliding Signup and view all the answers

What is unique about the way hummingbirds flap their wings?

They flap their wings in a back to front figure 8 motion Signup and view all the answers

Why can hummingbirds hover in place without moving?

Because they have very light bodies and can flap their wings quickly Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the forces of drag and weight on a bird in flight?

The bird will eventually lose lift and fall Signup and view all the answers

What is a common feature of most small drones?

They have four small propellers Signup and view all the answers

How do drones achieve hovering in place?

By using two propellers to turn clockwise and two to turn counter-clockwise Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the concerns surrounding drone technology?

Their potential invasion of privacy Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the potential uses of drones in the future?

To monitor and study wildlife Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge that firefighters in California faced due to drone technology?

People were flying drones to film the forest fires, causing a delay in helicopter deployment Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concern regarding the development of drone technology?

That it is advancing faster than our ability to make laws and regulations surrounding it Signup and view all the answers

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