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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 _______. A) slow down, decrease, contract B) multiply, increase, fluctuates C) stay the same, increase, expand D) speed up, decrease, stay the same

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The correct answer to your question would be D
User Oskar Birkne
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The correct answer should be D). speed up, decrease, stay the same.

During cold times, air molecules speed up while the energy decreases. Since the volume stays the same, it appears as if the tires look under-inflated, while in reality they're not.
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