As a High-Altitude Balloon Sinks Lower and Lower into the Atmosphere

question 76

Multiple Choice

As a high-altitude balloon sinks lower and lower into the atmosphere, it undergoes a decrease in

• A) density.
• B) volume.
• C) mass.
• D) weight.
• E) none of these

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