PASCO Xplorer-GLX Users’ Guide User Manual

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2.

Create a new graph page showing only the temperature in Cup 2 versus

time.

a)

Press

to open the Graphs menu; press

to select New Graph

Page.

b)

On the new graph page, press

twice to open the data source menu.

c)

Press the down arrow key to highlight Temperature2 and press

.

3.

Use the Delta Tool to find the temperature change in Cup 2.

a)

Press

to open the Tools menu; press

to turn on the Delta

Tool.

b)

Press the up arrow to move one of the cursors to the first data point.

c)

Hold

and press

to swap control to the other cursor; press the

down arrow key to move that cursor to the last data point.

The Delta Tool should now show the changes in temperature and time

from the first to the last data point.

Cup 2 temperature change = _____________________

4.

How does the temperature change in Cup 2 compare to the temperature

change in Cup 1?

5.

If you repeated this experiment with three masses in Cup 2, what do you

think the temperature change of Cup 2 compared to Cup 1 would be?

6.

Why did this experiment call for Styrofoam rather than glass contain-

ers?

F4

7

?!

F3

2

tuv

Esc

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