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Drag (physics) - Quiz
Contributed by: Cole
  • 1. What is another common name for drag in fluid dynamics?
A) Inertial force
B) Fluid resistance
C) Gravitational drag
D) Static pressure
  • 2. In which direction does the drag force act relative to an object's motion?
A) In the same direction as motion
B) Opposite to the direction of motion
C) Randomly relative to the motion
D) Perpendicular to the motion
  • 3. What does drag force tend to do to the velocity of fluid relative to a solid object?
A) Increase the velocity
B) Maintain constant velocity
C) Decrease the velocity
D) Eliminate the velocity entirely
  • 4. Which parameter is used to distinguish between low-speed and high-speed flow?
A) Stokes number
B) Bejan number
C) Reynolds number
D) Mach number
  • 5. What is the relationship between drag force and velocity in low-speed flow?
A) Proportional to velocity squared
B) Proportional to velocity
C) Inversely proportional to velocity
D) Proportional to velocity cubed
  • 6. What type of drag is caused by pressure exerted as fluid flows around an object?
A) Skin friction drag
B) Wave drag
C) Induced drag
D) Form drag
  • 7. Which type of drag is caused by friction between the fluid and the surface of the object?
A) Form drag
B) Wave drag
C) Parasitic drag
D) Skin friction drag
  • 8. What does 'parasitic drag' consist of?
A) Form drag and skin friction drag
B) Form drag and wave drag
C) Viscous drag and inertial drag
D) Wave drag and lift-induced drag
  • 9. Which term describes a body where drag is dominated by pressure forces?
A) Streamlined body
B) Laminar body
C) Bluff body
D) Efficient body
  • 10. What causes wave drag in aircraft?
A) Surface roughness
B) Presence of shockwaves
C) Cross-sectional area
D) Angle of attack
  • 11. What happens to lift-induced drag as the lift generated by a body increases?
A) It decreases
B) It increases
C) It disappears
D) It remains constant
  • 12. What is the primary result of the turbulent mixing of air from above and below a wing?
A) Shockwaves
B) Skin friction
C) Trailing vortices
D) Form drag
  • 13. When does lift-induced drag decrease for an aircraft?
A) At the onset of stall
B) As speed increases
C) As angle of attack increases
D) When drag coefficient decreases
  • 14. What is the 'equivalent parasite area' used for?
A) Measuring the wing surface area
B) Comparing the drag of different aircraft
C) Determining the fuel tank capacity
D) Calculating the total weight of an aircraft
  • 15. At high Reynolds numbers, how does drag vary with speed?
A) As the cube of the speed
B) As the square of the speed
C) Independent of speed
D) Linearly with speed
  • 16. What is the kinematic viscosity equal to?
A) Density divided by dynamic viscosity
B) Velocity divided by density
C) Dynamic viscosity multiplied by density
D) Dynamic viscosity divided by density
  • 17. According to the text, what is the power needed to overcome drag at high Reynolds numbers proportional to?
A) The cube of the speed
B) The fourth power of the speed
C) The square of the speed
D) The speed
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