Sunday, September 20, 2026

SPM Physics:AHA! Lantern Challenge: Upthrust Beats Weight!

 


Why does a sky lantern rise? It’s not just “hot air.” This comic shows the exam‑ready scoring chain:

  1. Air inside lantern has high temperature.

  2. Density of air decreases → low density air.

  3. Upthrust (buoyant force) is produced.

  4. Upthrust becomes greater than weight.

  5. A resultant force acts upward.

  6. Lantern rises into the sky.

The exam trap: don’t stop at “hot air makes it rise.” You must explain the density change and the force comparison.

AHA! Not just hot air — it’s upthrust victory. Not by sight, but by INSIGHT!

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