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Would a hot air balloon pilot heat or cool the air in the balloon to make it rise?
Jordash4
He would heat it.
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Why Would a hot air balloon pilot heat or cool the air in the balloon to make it rise?
Heating the air makes less air take up the same space, so the air inside the balloon is lighter than the surrounding air. The pilot turns off the burner to help the balloon to maintain the current altitude or to descend.
How does balloon flight work?
By using a heat burner, hte balloon pilot makes the air in the balloon lighter than normal air. Then the balloon moves upward and moves with the wind.
How does a balloon pilot use density to control the altitude of a balloon?
the pilot heats the air stored in the balloon with a large flame the hotter it gets the higher it goes because the heat changes the density to make it go up or down if the pilot decreases the size of the flame the hot air lowers because the smaller flame has less heat giving it a higher volume, but the air stays the same thus making it lower
How does heat make a hot air balloon go up?
Hot air rises. By heating the cool air in the balloon using a propane heater, heats the air and makes the balloon rise
What makes hot-air balloon drift downwards?
Balloons start to lose altitude when the air inside the envelope cools off. In order to keep the balloon aloft the balloon pilot uses a burner to heat up the gases inside.
Why would a balloon decrease after being in heat?
less helium..?
What would happen if a hot air balloon was sealed?
It needs to be open at the bottom to get heat from the burners into the balloon to warm up the air and decrease its density. If you sealed it off, eventually heat exchange through the fabric of the balloon would could the air off enough that the balloon would no longer be bouyant and it would lose altitute.
How does a balloon that contains water last under heat?
A balloon that contains water would not last a long time under heat. the balloons latex rubber will not be able to handle the heat and will pop, but a balloon filled with air will pop instantly.
How do you deflate a balloon by using a lighter?
The heat from the lighter, when placed on the surface of the stretched surface of the balloon,would melt the plastic of the balloon and allow the air inside the balloon to escape, so deflating the balloon.
Does gravity affect a hot air balloon?
Yes. Without gravity, a hot air balloon would rise infinitely. You could never return to the ground. Balloons tend to hover more or less. The force of the air pushing up on the balloon and the force of gravity pulling down on the balloon are usually very close to one another. This keeps the balloon at a steady height, unless you heat the air in the balloon, or let it cool.
Medium balloon and small balloon filled with hellium which holds more heat?
Small Balloon because it is smaller the heat is compacted and closer so the smaller balloon has more heat.
How does a hot air balloon stays in the air?
A hot air balloon can stay in the air because the hot air is less dense than cool air. The hot air that is blown into the balloon causes it to rise and a burner is used to heat the air inside of the balloon to keep it floating.
