Companies with something to advertise like blimps. They offer a(n) ______ way of showing off the company's message to the people below.
superb, incredible, splendid, conspicuous, appealing, supreme, distinct
Blimps are used to take air samples at different heights. The purpose of this is to see how much the air is being ______ by natural and human causes.
polluted
Blimps are not useful as weapons of war. They are so big and slow moving that they would be unable to _____ an enemy attack.
elude
The blimp's envelope is filled with helium. One the bag has been ______, the helium stays inside until major repairs are needed.
inflated
Hydrogen is an even lighter gas than helium. It is not used in blimps because it is highly _________.
flammable
A blimp stay on the ground except during calm weather. because it is lighter than air, it is easily ______ by strong winds.
buffeted
A blimp usually stays outside while on the ground. It swings from its ______ so that it always faces into the wind.
mooring, pivot
A blimp needs plenty of space around it while on the ground. It was to be free to _____ all the way around in a full circle.
pivot
The blimp's pilot keeps a close watch on weather patterns. They will not take it ______ if strong winds are excepted.
aloft
Blimp pilots like to fly low. Although blimps can ______ much higher altitudes, pilots usually fly just a few hundred feet above the ground.
attain
A blimp pilot's first concern is the well-being of passengers. The pilot will not do anything that might ____ their safety.
jeopardize
Most people feel quite safe in the gondola of the blimp. The only way it would _____ to the ground is if it separate from the envelope above.
plummet
