VocabularyWords

Skylar
1. accelerate
undergoachangeinvelocity
2. aerodynamics

oforhavingashapethatreducesthedragfromairmovingpast
3. altimeter

aninstrumentfordeterminingaltitudeattained,especiallyabarometricor
radardeviceusedinanaircraft.
4. apogee

thepointintheorbitofthemoonorasatelliteatwhichitisfurthestfromthe
earth.
5. blackpowdermotor

A
blackpowder
rocket
motor
propelsamodelrocketusing
blackpowder
.
Blackpowder
rocketpropellantsconsistofcharcoal,sulfur,and
potassiumnitrate,andsomeusedextrinasabinder.Adjustmentscanbemade
totheamountofeachcomponenttochangetherateatwhichthe
blackpowder
burns.
6. blackpowermotorburn

7. body

tube

Thebodytube(ortubes)aretheairframeofthemodelrocket.Bodytubesare
typicallymadefrompaper,fiberglass,orplastic,withthespiralwoundpapertubebeing
themostcommon.Therocketmayhavemultiplebodysectionsconnectedwithtransition
sections(ifthetubesaredifferentdiameters)ornoseblocksorcouplers(ifthetubesare
thesamediameter).Thebodytubeusuallycontainsanenginemounttoholdthemotor,
andspacefortherecoverysystem.

8. center

of

gravity
thepointatwhichtheentireweightofabodymaybeconsideredas
concentratedsothatifsupportedatthispointthebodywouldremaininequilibriumin
anyposition
9. centeringrings
ModelRocketCenteringRingsareusedtocenterasmallertube(or
tubes,oftenanenginemounttube)insidealargerdiameterone.
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10. controlvariablethepartoftheexperimentthatdoesnotchange

11. deceleratetoslowdown

12. dragtotalofalltheforcesactingontheobject

13. ellipticaleggshaped

14. engineamachinethatchangespowerinto
motionwithmovingparts

15. engineholderassemblysupportstheenginetransmissionassemblywhentheremovalof
thecradleoccurs

16. enginemountadeviceusedtomounttheengine


17. engineretainersomethingthatwrapsaroundanenginetoprotectit

18. finsatailsurfaceonarockettomakesureitisstable
a. rectangular

b. swept

c. taperedswept


d. clippeddelta

e. trapezoidal

f. elliptical

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19. friction
istheresistancetomotionofoneobjectmovingrelativetoanother.

20. gravity
theforcethatattractsabodytowardthecenteroftheearth,ortowardanyother
physicalbodyhavingmass.

21. hypothesis
aproposedexplanationmadeonthebasisoflimitedevidenceasastarting
pointforfurtherinvestigation.

22. igniter
adeviceforignitingafuelmixtureinanengine.

23. launchlugL
ugsaresmallcylindersattachedtothesidesofmostmodelrockets,into
whichlaunch.Theyaregenerallymadeofeitherplasticorthincardboardtominimize
additionalmass.

24. lift
raisetoahigherpositionorlevel.

25. motor
asourceofpower,energy,ormotiveforce.

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26. Newtons1stLaw:veryobjectwillremainatrestorinuniformmotioninastraightline
unlesscompelledtochangeitsstatebytheactionofanexternalforce.
27. Newtons2ndLaw:Newton'ssecondlawofmotioncanbeformallystatedasfollows:
Theaccelerationofanobjectasproducedbyanetforceisdirectlyproportionaltothe
magnitudeofthenetforce,inthesamedirectionasthenetforce,andinversely
proportionaltothemassoftheobject.
28. Newtons3rdLaw:Formallystated,Newton'sthirdlawis:Foreveryaction,thereisan
equalandoppositereaction.Thestatementmeansthatineveryinteraction,thereisapair
offorcesactingonthetwointeractingobjects.Thesizeoftheforcesonthefirstobject
equalsthesizeoftheforceonthesecondobject.
29. nosecone:
theconeshapednoseofarocketoraircraft.
30. noseshapes
a. cone:comeshape
b. ogive:slightlyroundwithpointedtip
c. elliptical:narrowround

d. parabolic:roundtop
e. searsHaake:narrowlypointed
31. parachute:aclothcanopythatfillswithairandallowsapersonorheavyobjectattached
toittodescendslowlywhendroppedfromanaircraft,orthatisreleasedfromtherearof
anaircraftonlandingtoactasabrake.
32. propellant:athingorsubstancethatcausessomethingtomoveorbedrivenforwardor
outward,inparticular.
33. recoverysystem:systemusedforrecovery
34. shockcord:
heavyelasticizedcordbungeecord.
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35. shockcordattachment:adjustableshockcordhemandadjusterclips
36. stability:flyinginastraightpath
37. streamers:awaytorecovertherocketsafely
38. symmetrical:similarpartsfacingeachotheroranaxis
39. tapered:causetodiminishandreducetowardstheend
40. thrust:propulsiveforceofajetorrocketengine
41. tubecoupler:acouplingofaveryshorttubeorpipewithasocketallowingthemtobe
combined
42. weight:quantityofmatterinanobjectgivingrisetoforce