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Describing the invisible properties of gas - Brian Bennett

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How do you explain the properties of something we can’t see? See how scientists use scientific principles, such as gravity, to observe gases. This lesson explores gases and how we have come to know what we know about them.

Most hot air balloons are round. Yes, you can have some other shapes like this one, but its shape is still rounded. Using the assumptions, explain why a square hot air balloon would be hard to make.

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