Wednesday, April 27, 2011

How do you crush your cans?



After the demonstration by Mrs. Powers, please answer the following questions in a blog comment.



  1. Before heating, what kind of pressure was inside the can---high or low? What is your evidence? Explain why you believe this to be true.

  2. Once the heated can was placed into the water, what kind of air pressure was on the outside of the pop can---- high or low? What is your evidence? Explain why you believe this to be true.

  3. What caused the can to be crushed?

After completing these questions in your comment, look at the following pressure websites.


Air pressure balloon animation, Storm system animation