CLEAN : Alps crash: plane did not likely stall or explode mid air

CLEAN : Alps crash: plane did not likely stall or explode mid air

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Other

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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The video discusses an abnormal descent rate of an aircraft, which is not typical for gliding. It compares this situation to a stall, like the Rio-Paris incident, but notes the descent is not excessively rapid. The impact zone is small, indicating no mid-air explosion, unlike the Ukraine incident. The aircraft hit the ground at high speed, around 700 km/h. Explosion and terrorism are ruled out, but the exact cause remains unknown until black box data is analyzed.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the efficiency of an aircraft's glide?

Thrust

Finesse

Drag

Lift

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the descent rate of the aircraft in this incident compare to a typical stall?

It is the same as a stall.

It is slightly faster than a stall.

It is much faster than a stall.

It is much slower than a stall.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence suggests that the aircraft did not explode mid-air?

The aircraft was flying at a low altitude.

The debris was scattered over a large area.

The debris was compact and concentrated in a small area.

The aircraft was flying at a high speed.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What speed was the aircraft traveling at the moment of impact?

500 km/h

600 km/h

700 km/h

800 km/h

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is necessary to determine the exact cause of the crash?

Weather reports

Pilot interviews

Eyewitness accounts

Black box analysis