1. Vocabulary 3/18/15
Courage To Soar

2. Courage To Soar
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3. Force
Push or pull on something.

4. Thrust
What moves an object forward or backward.

5. Propeller
Used to move objects through the air or water.

6. Jet Engine
Helps a plane move.

7. Piston
Part of an engine that goes up and down to help it move.

8. Blades
A flat, wide section of a propeller or an oar that helps the object move.

9. Fuel
Gas for an engine.

10. Gravity
Force that keeps you on the Earth

11. Motion
Movement of some kind.

12. Reaction
A response to a situation or event

13. Drag
The pull on an object

14. Air Resistance
A force caused by the air, slows you down

15. Streamline
A design made to help you go faster

16. Collides
Run into something

17. Air molecules
The particles that make up air.

18. Bulky
A heavy or large object/group of objects

19. Flow
Move along in a steady stream

20. Aerodynamic
A design to make something faster by using less air resistance.

21. Pilot
The guy that drives/flies a plane

22. Flaps
Part of a plane to help it slow down or speed up using air resistance.

23. Landing gear
The wheels and machines used to help a plane land.

24. Crumple
To crush something into a tight ball.

25. Parachutist
A guy that jumps off something high with a parachute on his back.