Question

Describe what happened to the colored water and the pieces of paper after the holes were punched in the material covering the beaker

Answer 1

Answer:

The paper spreads over the surface of water and the colored water sunk to the bottom.

Explanation:

The paper hole punches were spread over the surface of the water in the large beaker due to lower density of paper as compared to water whereas the colored water had sunk to the bottom. Convection currents is the driving force that caused the pieces of paper to move over the water's surface. At the surface, the water cools and becomes more denser so the coloring sank toward the bottom of the beaker creating convection currents that will leads to the presence of paper on the surface of water.