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Boiling Water Below Its Boiling Point
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Boiling Water Below Its Boiling Point

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Grade Level: 9-12

Body: Mars

Mission: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (Mars)

Science Education Standards: Physical Science: Structures and properties of matter

Short Description: Participants discuss the relationship between pressure and boiling point as they discover that water boils when its vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure.

Source: Mars Exploration Program
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