Selma hypothesizes that the mass of a sample of water will not change if it is frozen. She conducts an experiment to test her hypothesis. Her experimental steps are as follows:

1. Fill a beaker with 500 mL of water.
2.
3. Place the beaker in the freezer.
4. After the water freezes, place the beaker on the balance and measure its mass.

Question

Selma hypothesizes that the mass of a sample of water will not change if it is frozen. She conducts an experiment to test her hypothesis. Her experimental steps are as follows:

1. Fill a beaker with 500 mL of water.
2.                                                 
3. Place the beaker in the freezer.
4. After the water freezes, place the beaker on the balance and measure its mass.

anonymous · Answer

How would you know if the mass changed? What do you need to do to know this?