Properties Of Water Lab - Student Report Page 4

2. Did the colored water travel through all parts of the celery? Explain.

3. If the water traveled differently in different places, suggest a reason for the difference

you observed.

Part F: Specific Heat of Water (See Specific H eat o f W ater T able)

When you are finished with the graph, label the areas on the graph as: ice,

water, steam, melting, or evaporating. Donʼt forget to give it a title and

completely label the axes. Attach the graph to the back.

1. At what temperature does ice melt? How do you know?

2. At what temperature does water boil? How do you know?

3. Why doesn’t the temperature of the water change while the ice is melting or boiling?

(What is happening to the heat energy?)

4. How does waterʼs specific heat relate to its usefulness for life? (Give as many

examples as possible

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