Question

jacob likes to drink hot tea, and his friend likes to drink cold tea. jacob notices that the sugar he adds to his tea dissolves faster than the sugar he adds to his friends tea. he wonders what factors affect how quickly sugar dissolves in liquids. he has the following supplies available: two identical glass bowls, a bag of white sugar, a bag of brown sugar, warm water, cold water, a stopwatch. using only these supplies, which two questions can jacob investigate with an experiment? does brown sugar dissolve in water more quickly than powdered sugar does? does white sugar dissolve in warm water more quickly than brown sugar does? does white sugar dissolve more quickly in warm water or in cold water? does white sugar dissolve more quickly in warm water or in warm coffee?

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze available supplies

Supplies include white sugar, brown sugar, warm water, cold water.

Step2: Evaluate each question

For "Does brown sugar dissolve in water more quickly than powdered sugar does?", no powdered sugar is available. For "Does white sugar dissolve more quickly in warm water or in warm coffee?", no coffee is available. The two chosen questions can be tested with the given supplies.

Answer:

1. Does white sugar dissolve more quickly in warm water or in cold water?
2. Does white sugar dissolve in warm water more quickly than brown sugar does?