Volcano Erupt
Science FAIR
This volcano experiment is unlike the other volcanoes, instead it is more unique. In this science project, we will be making our own man-made volcano erupt! (except more sophisticated) Our team members are Andrew, Jimmy, Rosa, and Me. (Colin) Well, not necessarily make it burst into flames with 2,085 degrees Fahrenheit lava dripping down; we are making “lava” come out made with soap, baking soda, vinegar, and a little food color to make the “lava” look pleasant. We have many questions about this project. I don’t want to spoil it to you right now though.
We have three questions we are interested in. Our questions are: Does vinegar temperature affect how fast the volcano erupts? Which ingredient makes the liquid inside …show more content…
the volcano erupt? How do volcanoes form? We decided to plan our hypothesis. Our hypothesis was that the hottest temperature of the vinegar will make the fastest eruption. The coldest temperature is will have the slowest eruption. The normal temperature will be faster than the cold temperature, but slower than the hot temperature. We believe that that the temperature of the vinegar affect the speed of the eruption. The website we used is Sciencebob.com
After we gathered information, we finally got to the fun part: to do the experiment. First, we used aluminum foil and wrap it around a 35mm film with a little hole on top. Then, we used clay to cover all the aluminum foil. (Ms. Perez helped us on it) After that, we poured two spoonful of baking soda. Then, added 1 spoonful of dish soap and 5 drops of food coloring. Finally, we pour one ounce of vinegar and timed how fast the eruption end. To solve what we wanted to find out we heat up the vinegar and did the same process again. Then, we used cold vinegar and did the process over again. We timed each one to collect our results.
We got the answer to the research questions:
Answer to question 1: Yes, the temperature does affect how fast the volcano erupts.
The lower the temperature of the ingredients of a chemical process, the slower the process moves along. When the temperature inside the volcano is hot, the vinegar comes out quickly.
Answer to question 2: The baking soda and vinegar. The baking soda is a base while the vinegar is an acid. When combine together, they react and form carbon dioxide. They become “uncomfortable” like it is allergic to each other and it automatically breaks apart into water and carbon dioxide, which makes the liquid inside comes out.
Answer to question 3: Volcanoes form when magma from within the Earth's upper mantle works its way to the surface. Over time, the volcano continues to erupt and it gets bigger and bigger.
We also collected the data and got these results: Our hypothesis was half correct. The hotter the vinegar did produce the fastest eruption. But normal temperature of the vinegar (eruption) ended the slowest; was incorrect. (1 minute and 26 seconds) The cold temperature was 1 minute and 22 seconds. The hottest temperature was 57 seconds. So our hypothesis is half correct. It seems like that the hotter to vinegar is, the bubbles that come out is more
thinner.
In conclusion, our project was about volcanoes…. the one better than any others. We have many questions about this project.
This volcano experiment is unlike the other volcanoes, instead it is more unique. In this science project, we will be making our own man-made volcano erupt! (except more sophisticated) Our team members are Andrew, Jimmy, Rosa, and Me. (Colin) Well, not necessarily make it burst into flames with 2,085 degrees Fahrenheit lava dripping down; we are making “lava” come out made with soap, baking soda, vinegar, and a little food color to make the “lava” look pleasant. We have many questions about this project. I don’t want to spoil it to you right now though.
We have three questions we are interested in. Our questions are: Does vinegar temperature affect how fast the volcano erupts? Which ingredient makes the liquid inside …show more content…
the volcano erupt? How do volcanoes form? We decided to plan our hypothesis. Our hypothesis was that the hottest temperature of the vinegar will make the fastest eruption. The coldest temperature is will have the slowest eruption. The normal temperature will be faster than the cold temperature, but slower than the hot temperature. We believe that that the temperature of the vinegar affect the speed of the eruption. The website we used is Sciencebob.com
After we gathered information, we finally got to the fun part: to do the experiment. First, we used aluminum foil and wrap it around a 35mm film with a little hole on top. Then, we used clay to cover all the aluminum foil. (Ms. Perez helped us on it) After that, we poured two spoonful of baking soda. Then, added 1 spoonful of dish soap and 5 drops of food coloring. Finally, we pour one ounce of vinegar and timed how fast the eruption end. To solve what we wanted to find out we heat up the vinegar and did the same process again. Then, we used cold vinegar and did the process over again. We timed each one to collect our results.
We got the answer to the research questions:
Answer to question 1: Yes, the temperature does affect how fast the volcano erupts.
The lower the temperature of the ingredients of a chemical process, the slower the process moves along. When the temperature inside the volcano is hot, the vinegar comes out quickly.
Answer to question 2: The baking soda and vinegar. The baking soda is a base while the vinegar is an acid. When combine together, they react and form carbon dioxide. They become “uncomfortable” like it is allergic to each other and it automatically breaks apart into water and carbon dioxide, which makes the liquid inside comes out.
Answer to question 3: Volcanoes form when magma from within the Earth's upper mantle works its way to the surface. Over time, the volcano continues to erupt and it gets bigger and bigger.
We also collected the data and got these results: Our hypothesis was half correct. The hotter the vinegar did produce the fastest eruption. But normal temperature of the vinegar (eruption) ended the slowest; was incorrect. (1 minute and 26 seconds) The cold temperature was 1 minute and 22 seconds. The hottest temperature was 57 seconds. So our hypothesis is half correct. It seems like that the hotter to vinegar is, the bubbles that come out is more
thinner.
In conclusion, our project was about volcanoes…. the one better than any others. We have many questions about this project.