Helium balloon to take tourists into the stratosphere

Helium balloon to take tourists into the stratosphere

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Interactive Video

Science, Chemistry

11th Grade - University

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The video describes a balloon capable of carrying four passengers and two crew members. The balloon is large enough to fit a Saturn V rocket and uses helium to lift passengers into the stratosphere for a three-hour cruise. At an altitude of 22 miles, passengers can view auroras and the sunrise. The video also compares this altitude to suborbital and orbital space travel, which reach altitudes three and ten times higher, respectively.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many people can the balloon carry in total?

Three passengers and two crew members

Five passengers and two crew members

Four passengers and one crew member

Four passengers and two crew members

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the balloon's lifting gas?

Nitrogen

Helium

Oxygen

Hydrogen

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can passengers see during the balloon's cruise?

Stars and planets

The moon

Comets

Auroras and the sunrise

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum altitude the balloon reaches?

15 miles

10 miles

22 miles

30 miles

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the balloon's altitude compare to suborbital space travel?

It is ten times lower

It is twice as high

It is the same

It is three times lower