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Understanding Hot Air Balloons

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is inside a hot air balloon that makes it float?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Special gas

c)

Helium

d)

Just air

2.

What are molecules?

a)

Drops of water

b)

Bubbles of air

c)

Large particles

d)

Tiny invisible particles

3.

What happens to air molecules when they heat up?

a)

They move slower

b)

They move faster

c)

They disappear

d)

They change color

4.

Why does the hot air balloon rise?

a)

The hot air inside is less dense than outside

b)

Magic

c)

Because it's big

d)

It has wings

5.

What does the pilot do to make the balloon go up?

a)

Turns on the flames to heat the air

b)

Flaps the wings

c)

Pumps water

d)

Adds more air

6.

What is matter?

a)

Anything that takes up space

b)

Only solids

c)

Imaginary stuff

d)

Only liquids and gases

7.

How does the balloon come back down?

a)

The pilot opens a flap to let hot air out

b)

The pilot climbs down

c)

It never comes down

d)

The air cools down

8.

What is the role of the heater in a hot air balloon?

a)

To light up the balloon

b)

To heat the air inside the balloon

c)

To keep the passengers warm

d)

To cook food

9.

What is true about warm air?

a)

It sinks

b)

It stays the same

c)

It rises

d)

It turns into liquid

10.

What can you say about air?

a)

It doesn't exist

b)

It is made of matter

c)

It is nothing

d)

It is only inside balloons