Joshua fills one large container with cold water Then he fills a small container with hot water and red food coloring, and seals it with a lid. Next, he puts the small container into the large container and removes the lid of the small container. He observes the red colored water from the small container rising up to the top of the cold water. Which two statements explain why this happens?(1 point)

Question

Responses

because the hot water is less dense than the cold water
because the hot water is less dense than the cold water

because the hot water molecules move as fast as those of cold water
because the hot water molecules move as fast as those of cold water

because the hot water molecules move faster than those of cold water
because the hot water molecules move faster than those of cold water

because the hot water is more dense than the cold water
because the hot water is more dense than the cold water

because the hot water has the same density as the cold water

Answer 1

The correct statements explaining why the red-colored water from the small container rises to the top of the cold water are:

because the hot water is less dense than the cold water
because the hot water molecules move faster than those of cold water

These statements address both the density difference and the kinetic energy of water molecules at different temperatures.