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Matter Diffusion Evaporation Experiments

At a farmers’ market, Isla and Rawiri investigate two changes involving water. Read the experiment notes and results, then answer the questions. Diffusion is the spreading of particles from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Evaporation happens when particles at a liquid’s surface gain enough energy to become gas. Work from the evidence provided; no equipment is needed.

Experiment 1: Food colouring spreads

Isla added one drop of blue food colouring to a clear glass of still, cool water. She did not stir it. After 10 minutes, the colour had spread through most of the glass. The water was the same temperature throughout the test.

1.Which description best explains how the blue colouring spread through the still water?
  • The colouring particles diffused from where they were concentrated into areas with less colouring.
  • The colouring evaporated and turned into blue gas.
  • The water particles changed into colouring particles.
2.At the start, where was the concentration of colouring particles highest?
3.Isla did not stir the water. Explain why the colour could still spread.
4.Rawiri repeats the test using warm water instead of cool water. Predict how the colouring is likely to spread, and explain why.

Experiment 2: Water evaporates

At the market, Zoe placed equal amounts of water in two identical shallow dishes. She left one dish in a warm, breezy place and the other in a cool, sheltered place. She measured the remaining water after four hours.

Dish

Water remaining

Warm, breezy place

35 mL

Cool, sheltered place

70 mL

5.Complete the change of state: During evaporation, liquid water changes into .
6.Which dish lost more water, and what evidence from the results supports your answer?
7.Which two conditions differed between the dishes in Zoe’s test?
8.True or false? During evaporation, water particles only escape from deep inside the liquid.
TrueFalse
9.Zoe wants to know whether moving air affects evaporation. What should she keep the same in both dishes, and what should she change?
10.At the market, wet produce boxes are left in a sheltered, cool spot to dry. Suggest one change that could help the water evaporate faster, and explain how it would help.

2 printable pages

  • Matter Diffusion Evaporation Experiments, page 1 of 2: Experiment 1: Food colouring spreads

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  • Matter Diffusion Evaporation Experiments, page 2 of 2: Experiment 2: Water evaporates

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