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NOVA: Zeppelin Terror Attack (http://video.pbs.org/video/2365154711/)
1. What is a zeppelin?
2. How fast and for how long could the Zeppelins fly?
3. How does a blimp differ from a zeppelin?
4. What filled the bags inside the zeppelin and what was their function?
5. What was the cause of the Hindenburg disaster?
6. What gas is now used inside of zeppelins?
7. What is the solution to prevent the H leakage?
8. Why was cow intestine a good solution for the zeppelin bags?
9. What was the German incendiary bomb made of and how did it work?
10. What was an unexpected issue from flying at high altitudes?
11. List the symptoms of altitude sickness.
12. Explain how the sound mirror works.
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13. How much louder/times amplified was the sound? How far away was the aircraft?
14. Why were zeppelins so difficult to shoot down?
15. What was the new solution to shoot down the zeppelin and how did it work?
16. What are the two reactants in an incendiary bullet?
17. Why didn’t the incendiary bullets work on the zeppelins?
18. What type of reaction is H burning:
a. Synthesis
b. Decomposition
c. Single Displacement
d. Double Displacement
e. Combustion
19. What was the second solution to bringing down a zeppelin?