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Falling, floating or flying

Girl throwing stones by lake, hot-air balloon, and a hang-glider

Which things fly? Sometimes it’s hard to decide whether some things are flying or not. A stone ‘flying’ through the air? A hot-air balloon? A hang-glider? How do we decide?

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Rights: Child with stones, morrbyte and hot air balloon, mattkaz. All licensed from 123RF Ltd
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