Inflating and deflating balloons
This task is about the effect of temperature on gases.
Sonja had her 12th birthday at a ski lodge. A friend gave her a large birthday balloon.
When she went outside into the snow with her balloon it went down (deflated). But, as soon as she went back inside the lodge, it inflated again.
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a) What made the balloon inflate and deflate?
a) What made the balloon inflate and deflate?
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b) What is happening to the gas particles when the balloon deflates?
b) What is happening to the gas particles when the balloon deflates?
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