Public Broadcasting Service - Elevation and Boiling Point lyrics

Elevation will affect the boiling point of water. Elevation will affect the boiling point of water Here's a question posed by Mr. Lewis back in grade ten When he broke it down scientifically, it made sense Here's what you've got - an egg in a pot - And when you raise the water temperature to boiling hot Will it cook faster at the level of the sea Or the top of a mountain that's as high as can be? He asked, "Will it cook faster at the level of the sea Or the top of a mountain that's as high as can be?" We just looked at him stuck, like, "Cooking is cooking, bro." Left without a clue to the answer he was looking for So he started talking about temperature and pressure And how up on a mountain [the] air pressure's much lesser Than down at sea level, so then as the water's heated The greater the surrounding pressure - more heat is needed To make the energy inside the water so great To the point that the water vapor has to escape And so high up on the mountain, the molecules are pressing On significantly less dense air, and suggesting The boiling temperature will be lower at the mountain top So the cooking water up there is really not as hot Lower pressure will reduce the boiling point of water Considering the situation - how this all started - The egg up on the mountain where the air pressure's lower Is in water that is not as hot and so it cooks slower So that's the answer to the question - learned it Back in grade ten We just broke it down scientifically, it makes sense Things will cook faster at the level of the sea Than the top of a mountain that's as high as can be You know things will cook faster at the level of the sea Than the top of a mountain and now you can see It's all science Science rules everything around me