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Science: Grade Seven Notes (A)

Science:   February 20-24

Heat Lab  #7     Inquiry D13       "Melting Away"

Question:   How long would it take for a entire ice cube to melt in your hand?

Procedure:   1-9 (page 298)

Observation:      Table:   Melting of Ice Cube (p. 298)
(Complete table, Questions 10,11,12, and graph (10.25)

Mr. Giovannini's Results (Do Not Copy)   This is an example
Time (min)        Mass of Ice Cube (g)

0    m                        22  g
2    m                        18  g
4    m                        15  g
6    m                        11  g
8    m                         6  g

Complete Question
#10     Total Loss of mass    (Initial Mass - Final Mass)   (  22 g  -   6 g   =  16 g)

#11   Rate of melting (g/m)  =    overall change in mass of ice cube (g) / 8 min
               Rate                       =            16 g     /    8 min 
               Rate                      =                 2 g/ min

#12   Expected melting time for the total Ice Cube =
                    starting mass of Ice Cube (g) / rate of melting (g/m)

            Melting Time    =     22 g / 2 g per min   
            Melting Time    =        11 minutes


Graph (10.25)  p. 299

Conclusions:   #15,16,17,18
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QUICK LAB  D14 (page 299)

To Observe the effect of cooling gas???

Procedure:   (State steps 1-4)

Observations:   Record what you saw happen?
 
Conclusions:   Why did the can Collapse?

Complete Questions:     #5,6,7 and attach to your handout Lab#7

The Science Behind The Collapsing Can:
Why did the can collapse? We heated the can on the burner and made the water
inside boil. As we did this the water vapor from the boil forced air out of the can.
Once the can was filled with hot water
vapor, it was cooled quickly  by turning it
upside down and submerging it in the cold water. The cooling process caused
the water vapor inside the can to condense. Which in turn created a partial
vacuum. The partial vacuum generated low pressure inside the can (lower than
the 14.7 pounds per square inch that surrounds us). Then the higher air pressure
of 14.7 pounds per square inch outside the can crushed it.

The can was crushed / collapses when the
air pressure outside became  greater
than the pressure inside. That pressure difference was greater than the can was
able to withstand. The same thing happens when you collapse an aluminum can
with your hand. Squeezing the sides of the can makes the pressure outside
greater than the pressure inside. If you squeeze really har the can is crushed.
Normally, air pressure inside a open can equals the pressure outside. But in this
demonstration, all of the air was foreced out of the can by water vapor. Once the
water vapor cooled and condensed, the air pressure inside the can became much
less than the air pressure outside. Next the greater pressure outside the can
crushed it.

 


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Heat Lab:  #5    Investigation (page 292)

Question:   Does Tap Water or Salt Water Boil faster????

Hypothesis:    Salt Water will boil faster than  Tap Water

Procedure:   Create a data table (Similar to one on page 292)
a) Pour tap water into a graduated cylinder. Pour 250 ml into a beaker (A). Record temperature in your table.
b) Repeat: then add 10 g of salt to 250 ml of tap water in second beaker.
c) Record temperature.
d) Place both beakers on a hotplate.
e) Measure temperature for both beakers every 60 seconds. Record in table.
f)  Use the data collected to create a Line graph.
g)  x-axis is independent variable; y-axis is the dependent variable.

Observations:   a)    table    

Distilled Water                                

Time         Temperature

0        20
1        35
2        43
3        52
4        58
5        66
6        73
7        77
8        82
9        87
10      92
11      97

Salt water

Time       Temp

0        20
1        35
2        47
3        57
4        62
5       72
6       76
7       82
8        86
9        90
10      94
11      94

Line  Graph

Time / Temperature




b)   Line graph

Conclusions:  Is there a difference between the two graphs. Does each reach the boiling point at the same time?
Was your hypothesis correct?

Write a summary paragraph that answers the question for this experiment. Support your answer with the data collected.

Heat Unit Notes

Mr. Giovannini

 

All Work to be completed in your Note book

 

Match the temperature with the activity

 

Boiling Water    _____

Freezing water   _____

Body Temperature _____

Interior of the Sun    _____

Oven temperature to cook Pizza   _____

Hottest day ever recorded on Earth _____

Coldest Temperature recorded on Earth _____

Temperature of Ice Cream   _____

Air temperature in a Refrigerator _____

Coldest Temperature Possible (Absolute Zer0) _____

 

 

-10 C   ,      100 C ,      12 000 000 C,     160 C,       0 C ,  

 

37 C ,      58 C,        - 89 C ,       - 273 C ,     7 C ,  

 

1.     Unit to measure Temperature?    _________

 

2.     Instrument to measure temperature? ______

 

3.     What is Temperature?

 

4.      What is Heat?

 

5.      What is the unit to measure Heat?

 

6.      What is the difference between temperature and Heat?

 

7.      What happens when a substance a)   Expands      b)    Contracts

 

8.      As stated in the “Particle Theory”, when a substance is heated,
          It will expand or contract.


9.     State the ten (10) Forms of Energy?


10.    Write a brief note on each Form, and an example for each?


11.    Energy Transformations:

   Example:   Using a Electric Stove

           Transforming from Electrical Energy to Thermal Energy

                                     Energy Used         to          Energy Produced

a)      Television:      _______________               __________________

b)      Radio             _______________                __________________

c)      Automobile    _______________                __________________

d)     Food Blender  _______________               __________________

e)     Desktop Computer ___________                __________________

f)   Laptop Computer  ____________                ___________________




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