Hot Air Balloons

What part is B?

• gores

• balloon envelope

• burner

• seat cushion

How is a balloon steered? 

• The pilot cannot steer a balloon.

• There is a steering wheel that the pilot uses.

• The pilot descends and climbs to different air levels and rides the wind. 

• There is a mechanism inside the balloon that allows it to be moved horizontally

What part of the hot air balloon opens to allow air to enter the envelope?

• Valve

• Value

• Basket

• Ballas

Hot air is ________dense than the air around it, that is how the balloon can rise. 

• more

• less

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Which part carries the passengers?

• A

• B

• C

• D

When the air is heated it starts to...

• Rise

• Sink

• Float

• Do nothing

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What is the balloon part of the hot air balloon called?

• Bubble

• Balloon

• Envelope

• Canopy

What is a hot air balloon?

• Floater

• Powered flyer

• Glider

• Bird

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A hot air balloon rises because the air inside the balloon is ...

• Less Dense

• More Dense

• Colder

• The same as the outside

What is the purpose of the parachute valve?

• To make the hot air balloon go up.

• It opens and closes to allow the balloon to descend (go down) and ascend (go up).

• Helps the balloon turn left and right.

• It is an escape route in case of fire.

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