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Cucumber Shrink Worksheet

My father helped me cut five slices off a cucumber. Dad and I weighed the slices on a scale. Then we left the slices in the sun. After two days, we weighed the slices again. They weighed less than before. I asked my father, "Why do you think the cucumber slices weighed less?"

Use five of these words to help Curious Sam's father explain.

cold less condensed more evaporated shade hot sun ice water vapor

Write the correct words in the blank spaces to complete the explanation below.

Why Did They Weigh Less?

"The slices weighed less after being in the ________________. They weighed less because the water in the slices ________________. When enough heat is added to water, the water changes to ________________. Remember, Sam? So, the slices lost water. When the slices lost water, they weighed ________________.

"On a very ________________ day," Curious Sam says, "I sweat a lot. Do I weigh less at the end of the day, too?" "Yes, you could weigh less if you lost a lot of water by sweating," says Curious Sam's father. "You'd have to drink a lot of lemonade to replace the lost water."