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ConcepTest: Permeability

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn

Question:

Three similar containers were filled with flour, rice or Cheerios. If you were to pour water into each container, how would they rank in terms of permeability (from highest to lowest)?

a. Flour, Rice, Cheerios
b. Rice, Cheerios, Flour
c. Cheerios, Rice, Flour
d. Rice, Flour, Cheerios

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is c.

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