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Warmer air raises tyre pressure

Gas particles collide more forcefully as temperature rises.

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Output
A higher pressure reading in the warm tyre
Input
A sealed tyre warmed while its volume changes little
Relationship

What connects the input and output?

The average kinetic energy of the enclosed gas increases. More forceful wall collisions raise measured pressure.

Sources

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  1. www.nist.gov: Warmer air raises tyre pressurewww.nist.govUS-PUBLIC-DOMAIN

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