To use it in its pure form as an _____, oxygen must be _____ until it becomes a
_____ - ANSWER Oxidizer, chilled, liquid
A _____ burn rate design was used in the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters
to provide maximum thrust in the first few seconds of launch - ANSWER
Regressive
Generally, _____ propellants require more heat for ignition and react more
slowly than _____ propellants - ANSWER Mono-, bi-
The majority of liquid-propellant rockets use the _____ propellant arrangement
- ANSWER Bi-propellant
_____ is usually associated with _____ propellants - ANSWER Either (motor,
solid) or (engine, liquid)
Solid propellants are sometimes called _____ explosives - ANSWER Slow
Rust and corrosion, a burning fire and an explosion are all examples of _____,
the combination of _____ with _____ - ANSWER Oxidation, oxygen, another
substance
The propellant substance is molded into its motor and casing as a single solid
mass called _____ - ANSWER Grain
_____ is the science concerned with the production of low temperatures and the
effects of those temperatures on matter - ANSWER Cryogenics
Bi-propellants are two types- _____ (non-self-igniting) and _____ (self-
igniting) - ANSWER Nonhypergolic, hypergolic
A _____ _____, consisting of two propellants _____ opened by a single piston,
operates through a _____, causing both fuel and oxidizer to enter the _____ at
_____ - ANSWER Oxidizer, chilled, liquid
A _____ burn rate design was used in the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters
to provide maximum thrust in the first few seconds of launch - ANSWER
Regressive
Generally, _____ propellants require more heat for ignition and react more
slowly than _____ propellants - ANSWER Mono-, bi-
The majority of liquid-propellant rockets use the _____ propellant arrangement
- ANSWER Bi-propellant
_____ is usually associated with _____ propellants - ANSWER Either (motor,
solid) or (engine, liquid)
Solid propellants are sometimes called _____ explosives - ANSWER Slow
Rust and corrosion, a burning fire and an explosion are all examples of _____,
the combination of _____ with _____ - ANSWER Oxidation, oxygen, another
substance
The propellant substance is molded into its motor and casing as a single solid
mass called _____ - ANSWER Grain
_____ is the science concerned with the production of low temperatures and the
effects of those temperatures on matter - ANSWER Cryogenics
Bi-propellants are two types- _____ (non-self-igniting) and _____ (self-
igniting) - ANSWER Nonhypergolic, hypergolic
A _____ _____, consisting of two propellants _____ opened by a single piston,
operates through a _____, causing both fuel and oxidizer to enter the _____ at
