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Try This! Experiment

Try This! ImageSet two clear glasses on the table. Fill one glass up with very warm water. Fill the other glass with cold winter. Put two ice cubes in each glass at the same time. Observe for three minutes. See how the ice cubes changed!
Sarena Robeson, Age 8
Maryland

Explanation:
The ice cubes in warm water melt faster than those in cold water. When something warm touches something cool, heat moves from the wa tm object or fluid into the cool one. In Sarena's experiment, heat flows from the warm water into the ice, causing the ice to melt quickly. The ice in the cool water is also melting, but is melting slowly because there is less heat.