The phrase "a balloon rises" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the action of a balloon ascending into the air, often in a literal or metaphorical context.
Example: "As the party began, a balloon rises into the sky, symbolizing the joy of the celebration."
Alternatives: "a balloon ascends" or "a balloon floats upward".
It doesn't give the altitude resolution of a balloon rising through the air.
At large destination pop festivals, impressive surprises are experienced as acts of generosity: a balloon rising into the vast desert sky, a three-hour set.
The story, told in Jenkins' lilting verse ("Molly tied on a note/and set it afloat/with hopes it soon would be found") is whimsically illustrated by Maria Bogade, who clearly relished the opportunity to depict the perspectives offered by a balloon rising above bluebirds and buttercups, houses and fields, sailboats and waves that resemble Japanese woodcuts.
Everyone knows it's a shitty ripoff, but when they see "a balloon rising into the vast desert sky," they can forget.
In the same way a hot air balloon rises upward, "that extra heating causes the atmosphere to expand outward," Dr. Roble said.
A 'Baby Trump' balloon rises over downtown Los Angeles in conjunction with the Politicon convention.
A trial balloon rose wafted across New York recently: Malcolm Smith as the Republican nominee for mayor?
The ball -- it must be a balloon -- rises and falls in watery slow motion; the boy is Grisha, the drowned son who lingers in the memory of his mother, Lyubov Ranevskaya, the haplessly sad-hearted landowner in the throes of heartbreak and disenfranchisment in Chekhov's last play.
For a different view of the city, the Zoo Balloon rises 400 feet into the air on tethered lines, weather permitting — hey, is that New Jersey over there?
This is implied but not directly stated by the teacher so there is a possibility that students will consider that the balloon rises because the air is less dense, and that it will stop rising when the density of the air inside and the atmosphere outside the balloon are the same.
