 Hypothesis
Abstract
Materials
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| The apple has a greater rate of dehydration than that of the orange. I think this because I think that an apple has more moisture in it than an orange does. | |
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purpose of this experiment was to find out whether and apple or and orange
has the greater rate of dehydration. I believe that an apple has
a greater rate. I think this because I think that an apple has more
moisture in it than an orange does. I chose this experiment because
I had never gone into anything on dehydration previously. I thought
that this would be a good experiment to learn something from.
There are not a lot of steps to this experiment. The first thing to do is cut open the apple and the orange. The two fruits have to be the same weight. The two fruits have to be the same weight before the experiment can continue. To make sure that no results are missed, the apple and the orange must be checked and weighed daily and all of the result must be recorded. In conclusion, my hypothesis was correct. The apple did have a greater rate of dehydration and ended up without as much moisture. I believe that this happened because the apple had more moisture to begin with. This is good information for people who accidentally leave fruit out. They now know that an apple would loose its moisture faster than an orange. It is also useful for people who dry foods. |
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1. an apple 2. an orange 3. a gram scale 4. a kitchen knife |
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1. cut open the apple and the orange (both in half) 2. Weigh the apple 3. Weigh the orange 4. Make sure that the apple and the orange weigh the same 5. Check and weigh the two halves every day over a six day period 6. Record all results. |
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results are that my hypothesis was correct. The apple had a greater
rate of dehydration and ended up with less moisture.
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conclude that my hypothesis was correct. The apple did have the greater
rate of dehydration. This information can be used by people who dry
foods. Also, they can be used by someone who accidently left fruit
out in the open.
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Hobson, Phyllis. Garden Ways Guide to Food Drying. Charlotte, Vermont: Gardent Ways Inc., 1980. "Evaporation." World Book Encyclopedia. vol. 6. 1989. "Dehydrated Foods." World Book Encyclopedia. vol. 5. 1989. "Dehydration." World Book Encyclopedia. vol. 5. 1989. Childcraft: How
Things Work. Chicago: World Book Inc. 1990.
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