Objective – Use science process and thinking skills.
Name ______
MythBusters – Ming Dynasty Astronaut
1. The MythBusters wanted to get ______pounds of thrust from each rocket.(Enter a number)
2. The first rocket tested had ______pound of thrust.
a. ¼c. 1
b. ½d. 1.5
3. Second rocket built produced fifty pounds of thrust.
a. Trueb. False
4. The fuel mixture used was ______and ______sifted into the mix. (There are two answers to this question.)
a. gunpowderc. propane
b. kerosened. tar
5. More pressure = more thrust = better performance.
a. Trueb. False
6. Adding a nozzle increased thrust to ______pounds. (Enter a number)
7. ______rockets were used on the chair. (Enter a number)
8. When lighting the rockets for the first time, the rockets…
a. caused the chair to pinwheel.
b. did not move the chair.
c. exploded
d. launched the chair 50 feet into the air.
9. Modern rockets would give almost ______pounds of thrust. (Enter a number, no comma)
10. The chair eventually got off ground.
a. Trueb. False
11. The Wan Hu myth was…
a. Bustedc. Plausible
b. Confirmed
12. What was used to simulate flesh and tissue by forensic experts?
a. Pig’s headc. Ballistics gel
b. Mannequin’s headd. All of the above.
13. The speed of a fan is around ______mph. (Enter a number)
14. The ceiling fan myth was…
a. Bustedc. Plausible
b. Confirmed
Scoring Guide
95-100% – 490-94% – 3.5
85-89% – 3
75-84% – 2.5
65-74% – 2 / 55-64% – 1.5
45-54% – 1
1-44% – .5
0 – 0
MythBusters – Ming Dynasty Astronaut – Key I
1. The MythBusters wanted to get ______pounds of thrust from each rocket.(Enter a number)
50
2. The first rocket tested had ______pound of thrust.
a. ¼c. 1
b. ½d. 1.5
b. ½
3. Second rocket built produced fifty pounds of thrust.
a. Trueb. False
b. False
4. The fuel mixture used was ______and ______sifted into the mix. (There are two answers to this question.)
a. gunpowderc. propane
b. kerosened. tar
a. gunpowder; d tar.
5. More pressure = more thrust = better performance.
a. Trueb. False
a. True
6. Adding a nozzle increased thrust to ______pounds. (Enter a number)
5
7. ______rockets were used on the chair. (Enter a number)
47
8. When lighting the rockets for the first time, the rockets…
a. caused the chair to pinwheel.
b. did not move the chair.
c. exploded
d. launched the chair 50 feet into the air.
c. exploded
9. Modern rockets would give almost ______pounds of thrust. (Enter a number, no comma)
2500
10. The chair eventually got off ground.
a. Trueb. False
a. True
11. The Wan Hu myth was…
a. c.
b.
a. Busted
12. What was used to simulate flesh and tissue by forensic experts?
a. Pig’s headc. Ballistics gel
b. Mannequin’s headd. All of the above.
c. Ballistics gel
13. The speed of a fan is around ______mph. (Enter a number)
26
14. The ceiling fan myth was…
a. c.
b.
a. Busted
MythBusters – Ming Dynasty AstronautKey II
1. 50
2. b
3. b (2 choices)
4. a, d
5. a (2 choices)
6. 5
7. 47
8. c
9. 2500
10. a (2 choices)
11. a (3 choices)
12. c
13. 26
14. a (3 choices)
MythBusters – Ming Dynasty Astronaut
Scoring Guide
16-17 – 415 – 3.5
14 – 3
12-13 – 2.5
11 – 2
10 – 1.5
9 – 1
1-8 – .5
0 – 0
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