Rockets and Thrust

5th Gradeβ€’45 minutes

Learning Objective

I can describe how rockets use thrust to overcome gravity and air resistance.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain in your own words how a rocket overcomes gravity to launch into space.

2. What are the two main forces that a rocket must overcome to successfully launch and fly?

3. Imagine you are designing a rocket. What are two things you could do to increase the rocket's thrust?

...and 4 more questions

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