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hot air balloon pilot wants the balloon to quickly rise several feet higher so it will be above some trees in the distance. Which best explains how the pilot can make the balloon rise?
The pilot can adjust the temperature inside the balloon so it is equal to the temperature of the surrounding air.
The pilot can adjust the density of the air inside the balloon so it is equal to the density of the surrounding air.
The pilot can decrease the temperature inside the balloon so it is cooler than the surrounding air.
The pilot can increase the temperature inside the balloon so it is warmer than the surrounding
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The pilot can increase the temperature inside the balloon so it is warmer than the surrounding air.
Heating the air inside lowers its density, so the balloon experiences a greater upward buoyant force (Archimedes' principle) and rises. Making the inside temperature/density equal to outside gives neutral buoyancy (no rise), and cooling it would make the balloon sink.
Heating the air inside lowers its density, so the balloon experiences a greater upward buoyant force (Archimedes' principle) and rises. Making the inside temperature/density equal to outside gives neutral buoyancy (no rise), and cooling it would make the balloon sink.
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