Flying objects

Today we're going to keep looking at how objects fly. We are going to be preparing for a practical on Friday afternoon. Answer the following questions in your books:

1. What are the four forces that act on a rocket in the air? Draw a diagram to show them in action:
2. What does 'aerodynamic' mean?                                                         
3. Does air travel faster over the top or bottom of a wing?
4.  How does a wing create lift?
5. How far is it from the Earth to the moon?
6. How much does a space shuttle weigh? How long do they usually stay in space?
7. Watch this video. How could they have made the sled go even faster? 
8.  Choose any one of these real space missions and explain what happened:
9. Write down one fact each about the inner and outer solar system: 
10. What is a bottle rocket? What builds up for it to launch? 
11. Try and land the lander on the planet. What force pulls it downwards?
12. What force helps the rocket escape the gravitational pull form earth? 
13. Try this interactive and see if you can hit the target!