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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Does Air Take Up Space? (Experiment 1)

Does air (an invisible gas) take up space?

Materials

  • plastic container or bowl
  • plastic cup
  • water





Directions

  • Add water to the plastic container.
  • Turn the cup upside down.
  • Push the cup into the water. (The cup will NOT fill up with water.)
  • Turn the cup to one side.
  • What happens? ( Air escapes from the cup and rises to the top. Bubbles come out of the cup. The bubbles are made from air.)
  • Does air take up space? (Yes!)

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