Does air resistance keep a hot air balloon in the air?

Answer:
No, hot air balloons are kept up in the air by buoyancy, the same thing that keeps helium balloons up in the air, or that keeps ships afloat. The hot air in the balloon is less dense than the surrounding air, so the balloon weighs less than the air it displaces, at least while the balloon is rising.
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