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What did students do at the parachute competition?
What did students do at the parachute competition?
- They watched professional parachutists perform
- They bought parachutes to use in the competition
- They learned about parachutes in a classroom setting
- They made their own parachutes to test how long they could stay in the air (correct)
How did Meng Liangpeng make her parachute better?
How did Meng Liangpeng make her parachute better?
- She added extra weight to the parachute
- She used a different type of cloth to make the parachute
- She carefully adjusted the length of the strings to prevent excessive turning (correct)
- She made the parachute smaller to increase its speed
What did Qin Yiwen discover about the size of the canopy?
What did Qin Yiwen discover about the size of the canopy?
- The color of the canopy affects its flight time
- The shape of the canopy doesn't affect its flight time
- The smaller the canopy, the longer it stays in the air
- The bigger the canopy, the longer it stays in the air (correct)
What was the main purpose of the parachute competition?
What was the main purpose of the parachute competition?
What role did the physics teacher, Chen Bo, play in the competition?
What role did the physics teacher, Chen Bo, play in the competition?
Students at Chengdu Xichuan Middle School had a parachute competition to see whose parachute could stay in the air the longest.
Students at Chengdu Xichuan Middle School had a parachute competition to see whose parachute could stay in the air the longest.
Meng Liangpeng won the first prize with her big blue parachute.
Meng Liangpeng won the first prize with her big blue parachute.
Qin Yiwen discovered that the bigger the canopy, the shorter it stays in the air.
Qin Yiwen discovered that the bigger the canopy, the shorter it stays in the air.
The students had to use physics principles to make the best parachute.
The students had to use physics principles to make the best parachute.
The competition allowed the students to learn science in a fun way according to their physics teacher, Chen Bo.
The competition allowed the students to learn science in a fun way according to their physics teacher, Chen Bo.