Physics
Parts of the Balloon
History
Vocabulary
Miscilaneous
100
The warmer air inside the balloon.
What makes the hot air balloon rise?
100
The basket that holds ballooninst
What is a gondola?
100
A sheep, a duck, and a hen.
Who were the first living things to ride in a hot air balloon?
100
The upward force that a fluid exerts on a object less dense than itself.
What is buoyancy?
100
A cap at the top of the balloon to let out air
What is a vent?
200
wieghts that can be dropped to make the balloon rise.
What is a ballast?
200
A common gas used for powering a hot air balloon
What is propane
200
The study of weather.
What is meteorology?
200
The weather condition that makes hot air balloons fly higher.
What is cold air?
300
The direction of a balloon's acceleration after the ballast is released.
What is upward?
300
The machine that uses the fuel to control the flame
What is an engine?
300
It is the balloon that flew the longest distance.
What is the Virgin Pacific Flyer?
300
A colorless, highly flammable gas formerly used in gas balloons.
What is hydrogen?
300
Ground workers wears these on their hands to protect them.
What are gloves?
400
The heated air that lifts the balloon comes from this.
What is a hydrocarbon gas burner
400
A nonpourous thin material that can be filled with lifting gas.
What is an envelope? (balloon)
400
A rubber product used to coat envelope material in a balloon.
What is latex?
400
The formula for the volume of a hot air balloon.
What is pi times radius squared times height?
500
A sealant that is used to coat hot air balloon fabric.
What is polyurethane?
500
The name for a vertical spedometer.
What is a variometer?
500
Pilatre de Rozier, his balloon exploded during flight.
Who was the first person to die in a hot air balloon?
500
A pilot of a lighter-than-air craft
What is an aeronaut?
500
The maximum wieght to be classified as an ultra-light air craft.
What is a 550 lb air craft?
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