Shake, Rattle and Roll Worksheet                      Name:____________________

Results

Whole Salt or Broken Salt Dry Weight in grams
(salt + tennis ball container before adding water)		 Wet Weight in grams
(salt + tennis ball container after shaking)		 Change in weight
in grams
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       



Questions

1) Which size material lost the most weight? or which one weathered the most?


2) Why did we try two sizes of salt pellets? (think surface area)


3) What does the shaking represent in real life?




4) What is the difference between weathering and erosion?




Last modified March 20, 2002 by the Windows Team

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