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Parachutes: Design for Drag

Parachutes: Design for Drag

Assessment

Interactive Video

Engineering

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

Created by

Christina O'Malley

Used 1+ times

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is air composed of?

Energy

Matter

Light

Sound

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the force of air pushing back against a moving object?

Gravity

Friction

Drag

Thrust

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does an object's speed relate to the amount of drag it experiences?

Faster objects experience less drag.

Slower objects experience more drag.

Faster objects experience more drag.

Speed does not affect drag.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do parachutes help a skydiver slow down for a safe landing?

They reduce the amount of air pushing against the skydiver.

They increase the skydiver's weight.

They create more space for air to push against, increasing drag.

They generate lift, pushing the skydiver upwards.

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What ideas do you have to slow down the decent of your microbit/egg?

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