In either the English or the metric system, we can measure volume is by relating it to a standard used to measure length. In this experiment, we are going to measure the volume of a small box using one of the English units of length, the inch. Materials Needed: Ruler; shoe box, cereal box, or other small box. Procedure: Measure the length, width and height of the box to the nearest inch.
Quick Answer. It takes five to 10 minutes to boil 6 to 8 cups of water. The water, pot and stove temperatures; the water's salinity; the pot's volume, surface area and conductivity; the altitude; and whether or not a lid is in place affect the amount of time needed to boil water. Keep Learning.
It takes quite a bit of energy to bring water to a boil. In fact, you need 1 calorie of energy to raise 1 gram (0.03 ounces) of water by 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). In order for water to boil, its vapor pressure has to equal the pressure of the atmosphere, Giddings said. That's partly why water boils at a lower temperature on top of Mount Everest than it does at sea level. There's less atmosphere, or lower pressure, pushing down on the water on the mountain, at 29,000 feet (8,800 meters), she said. However, let's envision a pot of water on a burning stove at sea level.