<span>The elevator must be accelerating
</span>
This is the case because the tension is not equivalent to the load's weight, which means there must another force acting on the system.
By Boyle's law:
P₁V₁ = P₂V₂
70*8 = P<span>₂*4
</span>P<span>₂*4 = 70*8
</span>
P<span>₂ = 70*8/4 = 140
</span>
P<span>₂ = 140 kiloPascals.</span>
Among the choices, the correct answer is D. "A bimetallic strip bends so that the steel is on the outside curve."
A bi-metallic strip is composed of 2 metals with different thermal coefficients. One side (usually brass) expands much faster than the other side (usually iron or steel). When brass is on the outside curve, then it means that the temperature has risen. If steel is on the outside curve, then it means that the temperature has dropped.