ACTIVITY

What happens
when air is
heated?
MAKE A PREDICTION
What do you think
will happen if you
place a lighted candle
under the open end of
one of the bags?
1. What does the candle flame do to the air in the
bag?
The flame heats the air inside the bag.
2. What happens when air is heated?
 Air expands when it is heated.
3. If the air expands, where will the expanding air
go?
 Out of the bag
4. Will it become lighter or heavier?
 It will become lightier.
5. Will the bag sink or rise?
 It will rise.
1. Was your prediction accurate? Describe what
happened.

2. Can you explain why?

3.What factor affects the rise of the paper bag higher

than the other?
What happens when air is heated?
 When air is heated, it expands and
consequently rises up.
Less dense things -----> rise
More dense things -----> sink
 Using the illustration, give 5 sentences
explaining what happens when air is
heated.
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What happens
to the air in
the
surroundings
as warm air
rises?
What happens when air is heated?
 Ask “if air can both be heated and
cooled, will the surrounding air be
affected also because of the
temperature difference?”
MAKE A PREDICTION

What do you think

will happen if you
place a smoke
source near the
hole?
1. Was your prediction accurate?
2. Describe what happened.
3. Can you explain why?
4. What factor truly affects the movement of
air?
5. What motions are demonstrated by the air
due to temperature difference?
1. Was your prediction accurate?

2. Describe what happened.

3. Can you explain why?

4. What factor truly affects the movement of air?
Temperature

5. What motions are demonstrated by the air due

to temperature difference?
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