Mixing Hot and Cold Water

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Hypothesis: When you put the two together with the hot water on the bottom, the hot water rises to the top, mixing with the cold water along the way. This is due to the density of two temperatures. Variable: The variable for this experiment is the temperature of the water. Aim:Do hot water and cold water mix? Equipment : * Two identical small glasses. * Hot water * Cold water * Food coloring * Index cards * Scissors * A shallow baking pan (if you don't have one, do this experiment in the sink) Method: 1Fill one of the glass with very hot water. Add a drop of red food coloring. 2Fill the other glass with cold water. Add a drop of blue food coloring. 3Cut about a 10cm sided square. 4Slowly add more water to the blue glass until you can see a bulge of water over the rim of the glass. 5Lay the square card carefully onto the top of the blue glass. Tap the card gently with your palm. 6Pick up the blue glass and turn it straight upside-down. You don't need to put your hand on the card. The water will hold the card in place. (If the glass is tilted but not turned over completely, the water will gush out.) 7Put the upside-down blue glass right on top of the red glass. 8Have someone hold onto both glasses while you very slowly and carefully pull the card out. 9What happens? What color is the water? What color is the water in the both glasses? 10Rinse both glasses. Repeat steps 1 through 6--but put the glasses with the blue-colored cold water in the baking pan and put the card on top of the glass with the red-colored hot water. Turn the red glass upside-down and put it on top of the blue glass.

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