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When the temperature is cold, Tim's tires look under-inflated. This is because the air molecules in the tire ________ causing their kinetic energy to _________ and volume to _______.

The answer is...

A) Slow down, decrease, contract

Because...
When the temperature is cold, Tim's tires look under-inflated. This is because the air molecules in the tire slow down causing their kinetic energy to decrease and volume to contract. slow down, decrease, contract

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the answer to this question is option A

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True. The answers to the blanks are slow down, decrease, and contract (in the given order). Molecules move faster when warmer so, because it was cold the molecules in the air slowed down which lessened the kinetic energy and the overall volume of the tires to seem less nd more contracted.
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