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Volcano Erupt
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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
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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

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