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WorksheetsHot Air Balloon PRE-TEST
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A hot air balloon rises because it contains_______.
a)
lift fuel
b)
H2-7R3
c)
heated air
2.
In what year did the first successful hot air balloon fly?
a)
1886
b)
1783
c)
1900
3.
What is the last name of the two brothers that invented the hot air balloon?
a)
Boston
b)
Montgolfier
c)
Fitzgerald
4.
How does a balloonist change altitude (go up or down)?
a)
By releasing gas or jettisoning ballast overboard
b)
By adding helium
c)
By dropping off a passenger
5.
Who were the first two people in a crewed flight to ascend in a balloon?
a)
Joseph and Jacque Montgolfier
b)
Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d’Arlandes
c)
D. Washington and Lafayette
6.
The most widespread use of balloons in World War I was for
a)
artillery observation
b)
flying advertising signs over battles
c)
generals of the Air Force
7.
During World War II, the Japanese launched 9,000 balloons carrying ______they hoped would reach the United States.
a)
small spy cameras
b)
invading military troops
c)
incendiary bombs
8.
8. Since the _______balloons have been used for meteorological research
a)
1890's
b)
1930's
c)
1750's
9.
Sport ballooning has been a popular sport since the late __________century
a)
20th
b)
19th
c)
21st
10.
8. Circumnavigation of the world (globe) is possible in a hot air balloon.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Circumnavigation does not exist
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