Question

You bought a balloon for a birthday party in January. It was so cold outside that you ran into the house and forgot the balloon in the car. You go out to the car a few hours later and get the balloon. You noticed that the balloon was a little deflated. Once you brought the balloon into the house, after about 20 minutes, the balloon was back to normal.

Part A: Explain what happened to cause the balloon to deflate and then inflate. Be sure to use unit vocabulary and specific details to support your answer.

Part B: Using the information you provided in Part A, explain what would happen if you left an inflated balloon in the car on a very hot summer day.

Answer 1

Part A: When air is left in specific environments, it can either expand or contract depending in the given environment, so, if left in a cold car for a few hours, the air inside said balloon will contract.

Part B: If left in said car on a very hot summer day, the air in said balloon will expand, and if left in said car long enough, said balloon will explode due to the air inside expanding

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