To predict the final temperature of a mixture of cups of water at different temperatures.

... Purpose: To predict the final temperature of a mixture of cups of water at different temperatures. Background info: 1) Temperature: quantity that tells how hot or cold something is compared to a standard. 2) Heat: Energy that is in transit from a body of higher temperature to one of lower temperature. Materials: 1) 3 Styrofoam cups 2) Liter container 3) Thermometer (Celsius) 4) Pail of cold water 5) Pail of hot water Hypothesis: Part A: I predict the temperature will be 26 when the to cups are mixed. The colder water will rise and the hotter water will lower in temperature because the hotter water will lose heat to the colder water. I chose this number specifically because it s the average of the two. Part B: 32. Same reasoning. Part C: 22. Same reasoning Procedure: Part A 1) Fill one-cup 3/4 full with cold water from the pail. Mark the water level along the inside of the cup. Pour the water

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