| A | B |
| gravity | downward force on a plane |
| thrust | forward force of a plane |
| drag | force of air resistance on a plane |
| lift | upward force on a plane |
| Bernoulli | scientist who postulated that fast fluids exert less pressure |
| Pascal | scientist who postulated that pressure exerted on a fluid is equally transmitted through the entire system |
| throttle | device in a plane that regulates air speed |
| aileron | part of wing that regulates roll |
| elevator | part of the tail that regulates pitch |
| pitch | up or down movement of plane nose |
| roll | up or down movement of plane wings |
| yaw | right or left movement of plane nose |
| rudder | part of tail that regulates yaw |
| flaps | part of plane that regulates lift |
| hydraulics | generation, control, and transmission of power by the use of pressurized liquids |
| buoyant force | net upward force on an object in a fluid |
| Archimedes | scientist who postulated that a floating object displaces a volume of water equal to the weight of the object |