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Hot vs Cold Water Density Experiment

Hot and cold water were tested to see if they mix. The hypothesis was that hot water is less dense than cold water. In cups, hot water with red food coloring and cold water with blue food coloring were layered. When hot water was on top, it stayed separated since it is less dense. But when hot water was on bottom, it rose up and mixed with the cold water since the less dense water floats. The position of the hot water was the independent variable, while the ability to mix was the dependent variable controlled by hot water position.

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Hot vs Cold Water Density Experiment

Hot and cold water were tested to see if they mix. The hypothesis was that hot water is less dense than cold water. In cups, hot water with red food coloring and cold water with blue food coloring were layered. When hot water was on top, it stayed separated since it is less dense. But when hot water was on bottom, it rose up and mixed with the cold water since the less dense water floats. The position of the hot water was the independent variable, while the ability to mix was the dependent variable controlled by hot water position.

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Hot and Cold Water

Density
done by: Khawla Ali & Mawada
A Question
• Do you think that
hot water and cold
water mix?
Hypothesis:
“hot water is less dense
than cold water”
Test out
hypothes
is
What do we
need?
Materials:
• 4 equal size cups
• Hot water and cold water
• Food coloring (2 colors-
blue and red)
• plastic card
Step 1

• Fill cup number 1 with very hot tap


water. Add a drop of red food coloring.
Mixed it very well.
• Fill cup number 2 with cold tap water.
Add a drop of blue food coloring.
• Slowly add more water to the cups
until you can see a bulge of water over
the rim of the cups.
Step 2
•You may need help and do it few times .
•First put the card onto the top of the cold
water.
•Tap the card gently with your finger.
•and turn it straight upside-down to the
hot water cup.
•We will pull out the card then notice
what will happen after we pull it.
Step 3
•We will Repeat the steps but with hot
water on top and watch what will happen.

• Then we will compare the two


results
experiment explanation
& results
• Hot water on top
• Cold water on top
• Less dense
• more dense
Result :
Result:
Hot water stays on the
Hot water rise up so
top since it’s less dense
they mix.
so they doesn’t mix.

Since the hot water” red” is less dense than the cold water “blue”, when we put it in the bottom
of the cold water, it raised. Because when we mix two liquids that have different densities, the
less dense liquid will float on top of the other liquid. But when we put the hot water on top, it
did not have to rise, so it stayed on top since it is less dense. Hence the two liquids did not mix.
Independent variable Dependent variable Controlled variables
The position of the hot The ability to mix. The amount of water
glass. The size and shape of
the glass cups.

We believe that the independent variable is the position of the hot water cup. Because it is
what we change in the experiment. And the Dependent variable which is the The ability to mix,
is depending on the position of the hot water cup. If it’s on top the liquids doesn't mix and vice
versa. The controlled variables are The amount of water, the size and shape of the glass cups.
Because we did not change them during the experiment.

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