Adventures on a Hot Air Balloon

What makes landing the hot air balloon a challenge?

• the gondola

• the wind

• the parking lot

• the time of day

What problem does Keith Rodriguez solve?

• how to fly from Ohio to Pennsylvania in his hot air balloon

• how to increase the altitude of his hot air balloon

• how to safely land his hot air balloon

• how to change directions on his own in his hot air balloon

Based on information in the passage, what would make a good landing area for a hot air balloon?

• a large, open space with no buildings

• a large space with lots of tall buildings

• a small, narrow space near a highway

• a small space, such as the roof of a building

What is this story mainly about?

• a hot air balloon that scares lots of people when it lands in a parking lot

• a hot air balloon that does not work properly

• a person who gets stuck up in the air and does not know what to do

• a person trying to land a hot air balloon in difficult conditions

A hot air balloon floats because the air inside the balloon is warmer than the air outside of it. What information from the story supports this statement?

• Hot air is lighter than cold air.

• One cubic foot of air weighs about an ounce

• The air inside the balloon swirls in complicated, invisible patterns.

• The hot air balloon is sinking, but still flying forward.