Hot Air Balloons-U4W4 Comp.

Who invented the first hot air balloon?

• the Chinese

• the Wright brothers

• Jean-Pierre Blanchard

• the Montgolfier brothers

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Besides temperature, how are cold air and hot air DIFFERENT?

• Cold air rises up in the sky.

• Cold air is lighter than hot air.

• Hot air is lighter than cold air.

• Hot air stays close to the ground.

How do pilots steer a hot air balloon?

• They lean from side to side.

• They use the wind currents.

• They use a steering wheel.

• They turn handlebars.

The reader can conclude that once the Wright Brothers invented the first airplane, people no longer traveled by hot air balloon because

• traveling by hot air balloon cost more money.

• traveling by hot air balloon took less time.

• traveling by airplane cost more money.

• traveling by airplane took less time.

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Which kind of day would be best for a hot air balloon ride?

• a cloudy day with little wind

• a clear day with little wind

• a cloudy, windy day

• a clear, windy day

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