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Inflating Balloon

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This activity demonstrates that the air inside the soda bottle expands when heated causing the air molecules to move faster and get farther apart. This is what causes the balloon to inflate. Warm air is less dense than cold. Since warm air takes up more

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Grade
7th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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