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Specific Heat Capacity: Comparing Water and Sand Heating Rates Reading Worksheet | Middle School Physical Science | Grades 6–8

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Specific Heat Capacity: Comparing Water and Sand Heating Rates Reading Worksheet | Middle School Physical Science | Grades 6–8

Specific Heat Capacity: Comparing Water and Sand Heating Rates Reading Worksheet | Middle School Physical Science | Grades 6–8

$3.50

Specific Heat Capacity: Comparing Water and Sand Heating Rates Reading Worksheet is a reading passage with comprehension questions for Middle School Physical Science (grades 6–8) on Specific Heat Capacity: Comparing Water and Sand Heating Rates.

  • What's inside: Specific Heat Capacity: Comparing Water and Sand Heating Rates (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,424 words, 7 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.
  • Resource type: Reading Worksheet. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Assign as a reading for class or homework, then discuss the questions. Built for Middle School Physical Science, grades 6–8.

Sample question“1. Why does beach sand feel hot while the ocean water feels cool on a sunny summer day?”
Standards

NGSS Middle School Physical Science (MS-PS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.

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Resource type
Reading Worksheet
Grade
6–8
Course
Science
Delivery
Digital download
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