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You may have noticed our falling female on the home page, zooming towards the ground, parachute (hopefully!) about to mushroom into action. Ah, the delicious sense of freedom or Agggh! the delirious sense of fear, depending on how you look at it. Either way, science will save you. Ready for the 10 questions that we've hanging in the air? A beautiful and brilliant kite could be yours if you are one of three winners.

Nervous? Ready…..

3…..2…..1…..

JUMP!!!


01

Which of these birds CAN fly?

Penguin

Swallow

Ostrich
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02

What is the technical term for a fear of flying?

Aviophobia

Arachnophobia

Aaarghphobia

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03

Zeppelins and blimps fly because they are filled with a gas that is lighter than air.  What is this gas?

Carbon Dioxide

Iron

Hydrogen
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04

Which famous brothers made the first powered aeroplane?

Warner brothers

Wright brothers

Smith brothers
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05

Paragliders can use ‘thermals’ to push them up in the air, allowing them to stay airborne for longer.  What is a thermal?

Special socks to keep their feet warm

A large sea wave thrown up at a cliff

A column of warm rising air
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06

Aeroplanes stay up while flying because…

…their flapping wings push them up in the air.

…there is a pressure difference between the top and bottom of each wing which forces them upwards.

…small rocket engines boost them up, away from the earth.
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07

Colugos are rare animals but they are more commonly known as what?

Flying lemurs

Gliding hamsters

Soaring leopards
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08

What is the record fastest speed reached by a skydiver in a competition?

112 kph

524 kph

1056 kph
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09

The part of an aeroplane’s wing which moves up and down to help the plane steer, is called what?

Aileron

Widget

Glider
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10

The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger plane.  Which part of it was made in Broughton, North Wales?

The wheels

The windows

The wings
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