Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Gases and Climate Change

Combustion Demo
Hypothesis- If the rubbing alcohol covers the inside of the bottle and it is set on fire, then a flam will come out of the top of the bottle.

Observation- The bottle few across the floor at least 2 yards, and a huge blue flame came out of the bottle. The bottle went very fast across the floor.

What I learned...
  • The earth has gotten hotter.
  • Icecaps and glaciers are melting which causes the water levels to rise.
  • There are many chemicals in the air, which have caused the atmosphere to get thinner, causing the earth to get warmer.
CO2 Gas Demo
Hypothesis- If the baking soda and the vinegar become a gas, then the mixture will catch on fire.

Observation- The carbon dioxide burned out the fire of the candle, because a flam needs oxygen to survive and the CO2 caused the fire to go out.

Hydrogen Gas Demo
Hypothesis- If the hydrogen becomes a gas and fire is introduced to it then it will catch on fire.

Observations-
  • The beaker is very warm.
  • The zinc was completely gone.
  • The hydrogen gas did catch on fire.