Question

the passage below describes an experiment. read the passage and then follow the instructions below. ayana set 15 drinking glasses on her countertop. she poured the same amount of water into each glass, putting 40°f water into five glasses, 65°f water into five glasses, and 120°f water into five glasses. then, ayana added one teaspoon of sugar to each glass and measured the time it took the sugar to dissolve completely in the water. identify the question that ayanas experiment can best answer. does water temperature affect the total amount of sugar that can be dissolved in water? when sugar is added to water, does the waters temperature affect the amount of time it takes the sugar to dissolve? does one teaspoon of sugar take less time to dissolve in water than five teaspoons of sugar?

Explanation:

Ayana varied water - temperature and measured the time for sugar to dissolve. She kept the amount of sugar and water the same. So, the experiment is about the effect of water - temperature on sugar - dissolution time.

Answer:

When sugar is added to water, does the water's temperature affect the amount of time it takes the sugar to dissolve?