Parachutes

If an object falls 9.8 m per second, how far will the object fall in 5 seconds?

• 94 s
• 94 m
• 49 s
• 49 m

The first drawing that resembled a parachute was found in whose notebook?

• Da Vinci
• Donatello
• Michaelangelo
• Raphael

If an object falls 6.9 meters in 2.3 seconds, what's it average velocity per second?

• 3 m
• 4 m
• 5 m
• 6 m

If an object drops from the height of 160 feet, how many seconds does it take the object to hit the ground if the object falls at a rate of 32 feet per second?

• 3 seconds
• 4 seconds
• 5 seconds
• 6 seconds

What advancement did Leslie Irvin and Floyd Smith bring about?

• Folded Parachute
• Vent Hole
• Breakaway Parachute
• Rip Cord

Who advised inventors to cut a vent at the apex of the parachute to stabilize its decent?

• Lelandes
• Baldwin
• Blanchard
• Stevens

What is the name of top part of the parachute that resists air?

• resister

• mushroom

• canopy

• pack

How does greater surface area affect the drag of a parachute?

• Greater surface area = more drag

• Greater surface area = less drag

• Surface area has no effect on drag

• What is drag again?

What is the name of yellow and white object?

• Main parachute

• Reserve parachute

• Pilot parachute

• First parachute

Terminal velocity is...

• the consistent velocity attainable by an object as it falls through a medium

• the average velocity attainable by an object as it falls through a medium

• the highest velocity attainable by an object as it falls through a medium

• the lowest velocity attainable by an object as it falls through a medium