Part one of term paper
When the balloon is not inflated, it has air in it. There is no pressure. When it is blown up it is filled with carbon dioxide. There are three forces that will slow or stop a rocket balloon. These three forces are friction, gravity, and air resistance. Friction is a force that resists the motion of one object or surface moving past anothe ...

Part two of term paper
... air is pushing it "backwards" at the same time. Gravity is the force of attraction between two objects. Gravity says" what goes up, must come down." Gravity pulls the balloon and straw downwards so it drags against the fishing line. Sir Isaac Newton made up the three laws of motion. He lived 500 years ago. The first law of motion is: An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless a force makes the object change its state of rest or motion. This means the r ...