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Intermediate Activities: Blimps

1.	In what year was the first hot air balloon sent into the air? (Check the correct answer.)
	1783 1883 1983

2.	The earliest blimp designs were in an ________ shape (Check the correct answer.)
	apple pear egg

3.	The early blimps are referred to as non-rigid designs. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

4.	There was a problem with the non-rigid design, what was it? (Check the correct answer.)
	the balloon would bend from too much weight or bad weather the balloon would bend from lack of weight or bad weather

5.	This problem was overcome by giving later blimps a semi-rigid design. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

6.	Name the four main parts of a blimp:
	1. 2. 3. 4.

7.	A blimp envelope is the "_______" that holds the ships contents together. (Check the correct answer.)
	silk skin shape

8.	The gondola is the ______ that is attached underneath the blimp. (Check the correct answer.)
	balloon bungee box

9.	The blimps power plant is the _________. (Check the correct answer.)
	engines. gas. electricity.

10.	The controls are used to maneuver the blimp. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

11.	Alberto Santos-Dumont is credited for building the first dirigible that could be steered forward through the air. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

12.	In what year did the first British airship fly over London? (Check the correct answer.)
	1802 1822 1902

13.	In what year did Zeppelin's LZ3 successfully complete an 8 hour voyage? (Check the correct answer.)
	1907 1807 1800

14.	In 1910 Walter Wellman successfully crossed the Atlantic ocean in a blimp. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

15.	The largest blimp ever built was the "Hindenburg". (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

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