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What is the key difference between a ramjet and a scramjet engine?
According to Newton's 1st Law, what is required for an object to accelerate?
What is the primary function of a propulsion system?
What type of engine is commonly used in commercial airliners?
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What is the fundamental principle behind the operation of rocket engines?
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What is the relationship between thrust and drag when an airplane is cruising?
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In a solid-fuel rocket, what is the purpose of the hollow core in the grain?
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In a liquid-fuel rocket, what is the function of the cooling jacket?
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What is the purpose of the turbine in a nuclear rocket?
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What is the term for the gas that escapes from the rocket and generates thrust?
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What is the process of changing a fuel into a stream of electrically charged particles in an ion rocket?
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What is the primary characteristic of piston engines and propellers used in smaller aircraft?
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What type of propulsion system is used on airliners and cargo planes?
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What is the principle of jet propulsion similar to?
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What is the primary characteristic of fighter planes and hypersonic aircraft?
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What is the main advantage of rocket engines?
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What is the primary principle behind rocket propulsion?
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