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    A helium balloon in a moving car will not shift to the rear when accelerating or the front when decelerating like other loose objects. This is because a helium balloon is filled with a gas that is lighter than air, so the upthrust or buoyancy force on the balloon is greater than the inertial forces acting on it during acceleration and deceleration of the car. The document is a worksheet that poses the question to students and provides space for them to write their name and answer on the back.

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    A helium balloon in a moving car will not shift to the rear when accelerating or the front when decelerating like other loose objects. This is because a helium balloon is filled with a gas that is lighter than air, so the upthrust or buoyancy force on the balloon is greater than the inertial forces acting on it during acceleration and deceleration of the car. The document is a worksheet that poses the question to students and provides space for them to write their name and answer on the back.

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    Conundrum 28

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    A helium balloon in a moving car will not shift to the rear when accelerating or the front when decelerating like other loose objects. This is because a helium balloon is filled with a gas that is lighter than air, so the upthrust or buoyancy force on the balloon is greater than the inertial forces acting on it during acceleration and deceleration of the car. The document is a worksheet that poses the question to students and provides space for them to write their name and answer on the back.

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    Conundrum 28

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    Helium Balloon in a Car


    Accelerate and loose items shift to the rear of a car. Decelerate and they shift forward. What does a helium balloon do? And more importantly, why?

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    Conundrum 28 Helium Balloon in a Car | Page 1


    2009 Ruben Meerman | ABC Science Online

    Helium Balloon in a Car


    Accelerate and loose objects experience a force pulling towards the rear of a car. Decelerate and the force pulls forward. Accelerate and loose objects experience a force pulling towards the rear of a car. Decelerate and the force pulls forward.

    Helium Balloon in a Car

    Helium Balloon in a Car

    Accelerate and loose objects experience a force pulling towards the rear of a car. Decelerate and the force pulls forward.

    What does a helium balloon in a car do? And more importantly, why?
    Write your name and answer on the back

    What does a helium balloon in a car do? And more importantly, why?

    What does a helium balloon in a car do? And more importantly, why?
    Write your name and answer on the back

    Write your name and answer on the back

    Helium Balloon in a Car


    Accelerate and loose objects experience a force pulling towards the rear of a car. Decelerate and the force pulls forward.

    Helium Balloon in a Car

    Helium Balloon in a Car


    Accelerate and loose objects experience a force pulling towards the rear of a car. Decelerate and the force pulls forward.

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    Accelerate and loose objects experience a force pulling towards the rear of a car. Decelerate and the force pulls forward.

    Conundrum 28 Helium Balloon in a Car | Page 2

    2009 Ruben Meerman | ABC Science Online

    What does a helium balloon in a car do? And more importantly, why?

    What does a helium balloon in a car do? And more importantly, why?
    Write your name and answer on the back

    What does a helium balloon in a car do? And more importantly, why?
    Write your name and answer on the back

    Write your name and answer on the back

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