Gas Laws & Weather Balloons
Monitoring the atmosphere
At 800 locations around the world, two times a day, meteorologists release weather balloons with instruments to gather information about the atmosphere.
The weather balloons are filled with hydrogen, which is lighter than air, so the balloon rises. As the balloon ascends through the stratosphere, it expands. Eventually, it bursts and the instrumentation falls back to Earth.
What causes the balloon to burst?
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