Question

the passage below describes an experiment. read the passage and then follow the instructions below. on a day with mild weather, ian flew a nylon kite for five minutes. he then removed the kites four - foot - long tail and flew the kite for five more minutes. ian repeated this with six similar nylon kites, alternating whether he started the kite with or without a tail. for each flight, he let out 50 feet of kite string. during each flight, his friend joy measured the kites stability by counting the number of times the kite made a large side - to - side movement. identify the question that ian and joys experiment can best answer. are kites with four - foot - long tails more stable than kites without tails? can kites with four - foot - long tails stay in the air longer than kites without tails? are nylon kites more stable than plastic kites?

Explanation:

Ian and Joy alternated between flying kites with and without four - foot - long tails and measured stability. They did not measure time in the air or compare nylon and plastic kites.

Answer:

Are kites with four - foot - long tails more stable than kites without tails?