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<b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude></noinclude>State the role each of the following played in the development of flying balloons.
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:<b>a. <section begin=req1a /><noinclude></noinclude>Joseph Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier
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:<b>b. <section begin=req1b /><noinclude></noinclude>Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Francois Laurent Marquis d'Arlandes.
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:<b>c. <section begin=req1c /><noinclude></noinclude>[[w:Jacques_Alexandre_Cesar_Charles|Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles]] and Nicolas Louis Robert.
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:<b>d. <section begin=req1d /><noinclude></noinclude>[[w:Ben_Abruzzo|Ben L. Abruzzo]], [[w:Maxie_Anderson|Maxie L. Anderson]], and Larry Newman
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:<b>e. <section begin=req1e /><noinclude></noinclude>[[w:Bertrand_Piccard|Bertrand Piccard]] and [[w:Brian_Jones_(aeronaut)|Brian Jones]]
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<b>2. <section begin=req2 /><noinclude></noinclude>Cite the principle of Archimedes, and briefly describe how it applies to each of the following:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req2a /><noinclude></noinclude>A piece of cork floating in a bowl of water
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:<b>b. <section begin=req2b /><noinclude></noinclude>A ship floating in the ocean
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:<b>c. <section begin=req2c /><noinclude></noinclude>A hot air balloon floating in the atmosphere
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<b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude></noinclude>Using a textbook of Chemistry, or a reference book of scientific tables, draw up a simple table showing the composition of air by weight and by volume.
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<b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude></noinclude>Draw up a simple table showing a comparison of the atomic number, atomic weight, and density of hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, and oxygen.
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<b>5. <section begin=req5 /><noinclude></noinclude>Name two gases that are used in flying gas filled balloons.
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<b>6. <section begin=req6 /><noinclude></noinclude>Explain how heat/temperature affect the density of air, and how this applies to flying hot air balloons.
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<b>7. <section begin=req7 /><noinclude></noinclude>Explain the role of each of the following in the structure and flying of a hot air balloon:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req7a /><noinclude></noinclude>Envelope
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:<b>b. <section begin=req7b /><noinclude></noinclude>Support structure
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:<b>c. <section begin=req7c /><noinclude></noinclude>Throat
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:<b>d. <section begin=req7d /><noinclude></noinclude>Fuel source
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<b>8. <section begin=req8 /><noinclude></noinclude>Name two materials that may be used for the envelope of a hot air balloon, and compare the advantages each accords because of its properties.
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<b>9. <section begin=req9 /><noinclude></noinclude>Describe how flying balloons have served a useful function in
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:<b>a. <section begin=req9a /><noinclude></noinclude>Military campaigns
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:<b>b. <section begin=req9b /><noinclude></noinclude>Scientific research
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<b>10. <section begin=req10 /><noinclude></noinclude>At what time of the day do most sport balloon flights take place? Why?
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<b>11. <section begin=req11 /><noinclude></noinclude>Describe how a pilot controls the vertical movement of
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:<b>a. <section begin=req11a /><noinclude></noinclude>A hot air balloon
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:<b>b. <section begin=req11b /><noinclude></noinclude>A gas filled balloon
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<b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude></noinclude>Describe how a pilot controls the lateral or horizontal movement of a flying balloon.
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<b>13. <section begin=req13 /><noinclude></noinclude>Build to completion one model hot air balloon (or two if working in pairs).
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<b>14. <section begin=req14 /><noinclude></noinclude>Successfully launch, fly, and recover the model hot air balloon(s) which you have built.
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