parachute
A large canopy creates drag. This topic is part of Aviation within Technology. This page currently draws on 10 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
parachute trivia questions
A parachute slows a falling person by increasing what?
Answer: Air resistance
Bonus fact: A large canopy creates drag.
What force opposes a parachutist's downward motion?
Answer: Drag
Bonus fact: Drag from the air reduces acceleration and terminal speed.
What is terminal velocity?
Answer: The constant speed reached when drag balances weight
Bonus fact: At terminal velocity, net force is zero and acceleration stops.
What is the fluffy parachute structure on a dandelion seed called?
Answer: Pappus
Bonus fact: The pappus consists of fine hairs.
What is the sport of jumping from aircraft with a parachute commonly called?
Answer: Skydiving
Bonus fact: Skydivers free-fall before deploying canopies.
What does a reserve parachute provide?
Answer: Backup canopy
Bonus fact: Skydivers carry a reserve in case the main canopy fails.
What happens to a dandelion flower head after it goes to seed?
Answer: It forms a puffball of seeds
Bonus fact: Each dandelion seed is attached to a parachute-like structure that helps wind dispersal.
Dandelion seeds are mainly dispersed by what?
Answer: Wind
Bonus fact: Their parachute-like structures carry them through the air.
Who fired on the marchers?
Answer: British Army paratroopers
Bonus fact: Members of the Parachute Regiment opened fire.
Parachuting uses what device to slow a person's fall?
Answer: Parachute
Bonus fact: The canopy creates drag.