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UNIT 2 / DAY 1 / QUESTIONS 15

Water in motion

A small amount of dye traces the movement of water above a heater.

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Dye-tracer observationHeater beneath center
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Trial

Follow a tracer through the center and near the sides. Compare the heated trial with the reference.

In the heated trial, dye rises above the heater, moves outward near the top, and sinks along the cooler sides. The unheated reference has no organized circulation in this simplified model.

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