B     Osmosis  -- The ANSWERS:  :

             Based on a summary of all three of these videos, answer the following:

         1       Definition of osmosis  -- The diffusion of   W A T E R   molecules from a region of
                  _ HIGHER_ concentration to a region of  _ LOWER _ concentration.

         2       Practical examples of water diffusion:
                  a.    Dirty pots should be soaked in (hot/cold) _ HOT_  water because at that
                         temperature the rate of  M O L E C U L A R     M O T I O N     is much faster 

b     Clothes on a line dry faster on a (hot/cold) _ HOT_      _LOW_    humidity day

c     Clothes on a line dry slower on a _ COLD _     _ HIGH_ (humidity) day

d     Other examples:  _Sponges in sink,  damp towels on a rack, hair using a dryer etc.

 

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