Question

on a day with mild weather, shane flew a nylon kite for five minutes. he then removed the kites four - foot long tail and flew the kite for five more minutes. shane 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 diana measured the kites stability by counting the number of times the kite made a large side - to - side movement. identify the question that shane and dianas 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:

Shane and Diana's experiment involves flying nylon kites with and without four - foot long tails and measuring stability by counting large side - to - side movements. The variable being tested is the presence or absence of the four - foot long tail on the kites, and the measured outcome is stability.

Answer:

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