Gas Laws & Weather Balloons

Monitoring the atmosphere

United States Navy. 1958.

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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United States Navy. 1958.

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Gas Laws & Weather Balloons

Monitoring the atmosphere

United States Navy. 1958.

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?

  1. This is a list item here.
  2. This is another list item here.
  3. This is the last list item here.
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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.

United States Navy. 1958.

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?

  1. This is a list item here.
  2. This is another list item here.
  3. This is the last list item here.
Image or interactive goes here
Interactive Prompt

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