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What separates the inner ear from the middle ear chamber?

The lungs

The eustachian tube

The ear drum

The cochlea

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The correct answer is: The ear drum

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What is the maximum elevation that a human can survive without assistance?

27,000 feet

22,000 feet

11,000 feet

8,000 feet

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The correct answer is: 22,000 feet

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What is the pressure inside an airplane compared to outside?

About 75%

About 50%

About 35%

About 25%

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The correct answer is: About 75%

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Why do planes fly at such high altitudes?

To avoid noise complaints from planes flying very low over cities.

Not all mountains are mapped properly so they fly higher than all known mountain peaks.

There's too much traffic nearer to the ground.

The thinner air allows them to travel faster and conserve fuel.

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The correct answer is: The thinner air allows them to travel faster and conserve fuel.

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When the plane starts climbing and you feel pressure in your ears, the first thing to try is yawning. What does this do?

Yawning opens the Eustachian tubes and relieves pressure.

Yawning will help you get to sleep faster and you won't notice the pressure.

Yawning draws more oxygen into the lungs and changes the overall pressure in the body.

It indicates to the flight attendant that you are having difficulty and are in need of gum or hard candy.

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The correct answer is: Yawning opens the Eustachian tubes and relieves pressure

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Before airplanes take off, the cabin is pressurized. Why is this done?

To make the flight more comfortable.

To make the plane go faster.

To make the plane fly higher.

Because you couldn't survive the flight otherwise.

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The correct answer is: Because you couldn't survive the flight otherwise

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What are eustachian tubes?

They connect to an aircraft's engines to provide pressure to the interior.

They provide oxygen to pilots in the cockpit.

They connect the ears to the pharynx.

They are part of the London Underground system.

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The correct answer is: They connect the ears to the pharynx

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What is it that creates the uncomfortable feeling in your ear?

Pressure builds in the sinuses and tries to escape through the ears.

Pressure builds up between the inner and middle areas of the ears.

Pressure builds in the throat and closes the ears.

Pressure builds in the skull because the brain swells slightly at altitude.

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The correct answer is: Pressure builds up between the inner and middle areas of the ears

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At what altitude do planes fly long distances?

Between 20,000 and 22,000 feet

Over 29,000 feet

Between 13,000 and 15,000 feet

Under 10,000 feet

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The correct answer is: Over 29,000 feet

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What is NOT a way to open your eustachian tubes?

Chew gum

Suck hard candy

Yawn

Stand on your head

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The correct answer is: Stand on your head

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