| A | B |
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| What is an aircraft? | All types of vehicles that fly or move through the air |
| What are the forces like when an aircraft climbs or takes off? | Forces are unbalanced. Lift is greater than weight |
| What are the forces like when an aircraft cruises? | All forces are balanced or equal to each other |
| What are the forces like when an aircraft lands? | Forces are unbalanced. Weight is greater than lift |
| What is drag? | Wind or resistance that slows a plane down. |
| What is force? | A push or a pull that can make an object move, stop moving, or change directions |
| What is gravity? | A force that pulls objects down to Earth |
| What is lift? | A force that pushes planes upwards |
| What is thrust? | A force or push that comes from propellers, wind, or jet engines |
| What is weight/ (in aircraft terms) | Force that pulls an aircraft down toward Earth |
