After Brody cleans up a spill, he hangs a wet cloth towel in the laundry room. Two hours later, he notices that the towel has partially dried. He wonders what factors affect how cloth dries. So, he decides to design an experiment. He has the following supplies available:

Question

After Brody cleans up a spill, he hangs a wet cloth towel in the laundry room. Two hours later, he notices that the towel has partially dried. He wonders what factors affect how cloth dries. So, he decides to design an experiment. He has the following supplies available:

two identical white cloth towels
water
a clothesline in the laundry room
a clothesline in the backyard

Using only these supplies, which question can Brody investigate with an experiment?

A. Does a small cloth towel or a large cloth towel dry faster when hung in the backyard?
B. When hung in the laundry room, do black cloth towels or white cloth towels dry more quickly?
C. Do cloth towels dry faster if they are hung in the laundry room or in the backyard?
D. ?

Answer 1

After Brody cleans up a spill, he hangs a wet cloth towel in the laundry room. Two hours later, he notices that the towel has partially dried. He wonders what factors affect how cloth dries. So, he decides to design an experiment. He has the following supplies available:

Does the amount of water on the cloth towel affect how quickly it dries when hung in the backyard?