Ice Cube Convection Experiment

This was an experiment for my Physical Geography class. A colored ice cube is placed in warm water in order to view the concept of convection

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Science & Technology

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• ice
• water
• convection
• weather
• geography
• experiment

[Happyhardcore17]

SUCH INTENSITY

[prayaskumar2000]

nice muic

[LeDarriusWalker]

i would like to know is this a ice cube or gummi bear because im thinking about doing something similiar

[ZeninWolf]

@rayzerTH convection happens because of density. In warmer fluids to molecules are father apart, and in colder fluids they are closer together. The closer the molecules are, the denser and therefore heavier they are. The warm water is not moving. The colder water from the icecube as it melts is heavier and falls to the bottom.

[ImClaytoniThink]

well im only in 8th grade and that was the only logical thing i could possibly think of..so thx :D

[rayzerTH]

@ImClaytoniThink yea i eventually learnt that while doing research its basically wat convection is about cold water being denser so it sinks while heat is less dense so it rises.. so forth, thanks though

[ImClaytoniThink]

@rayzerTH The ice is melting right? so the water is cold...so it settles in the warm water because heat rises...this is just a hypothesis..so don't blame me if im wrong..

[rayzerTH]

can someone plz explain why exactly the dye seperates and settles to the bottom in warm water... i dont quite understand how this displays convection and i'm considering doing this for class, plz someone respond asap, thanks :)

[I69Sk8er69I]

that is neat, you should have had some die inside the bottom of the container from the start then heated the water then droped in the ice

[ilovegracieboo]

wow that so cool and relaxing