Convection Connection Lab
Name________________________________
1.
Find the definition for convection current:
2.
Get your supplies.
Date______
3.
Fill your pan with 3 cm of water. And set it on the hot plate.
4.
Use your thermometer to take the temperature of the Water. ___________
5.
Turn on your hot plate to medium.
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Observe what happens in the water. _______________________________
7.
Retake and record water temperature_____________
8.
Place two sponges in the water. Line them up so they are parallel to each other, and touching on the pins side. Do not submerge the sponges.
9.
Observe and record what happens. ___________________________________
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Draw two pictures of the sponges progression
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10.
Retake and record water temperature_____________
11.
Drop two drops of food color into the water. What happens?____________
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Draw a picture

12.
Clean up your area.
Post Lab Questions
13.
Based on your observations of the motion of the food coloring, how does the temperature of the water affect the direction the water moves?
14.
How does the motion of the sponges relate to the motion of the water?
15.
How does this model relate to plate tectonics and the movement of continents?