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1.13 Lab: Temperature of Water and Soil

Last updated over 4 years ago
17 questions
Answer all the questions below. When you are finished, make sure to submit it as a finished assignment in the classroom
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Do you think soil or water will heat up faster? Why?
(This is what you think not what the internet says) 😉

Instructions: Complete the questions 2 - 15 by using the data linked below:

Link to the data: https://tinyurl.com/Temp-of-Water-and-Soil-Data


The following questions need to be manually graded, so it might tell you that you have the wrong answer. Please don't worry!
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Temperature of the soil at 0 minutes.

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Temperature of the water at 0 minutes.

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Temperature of the soil at 1 minutes.

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Temperature of the water at 1 minutes.

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Temperature of the soil at 2 minutes.

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Temperature of the water at 2 minutes.

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Temperature of the soil at 5 minutes.

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Temperature of the water at 5 minutes.

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Temperature of the soil at 10 minutes.

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Temperature of the water at 10 minutes.

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Temperature of the soil 5 minutes after turning off the light.

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Temperature of the water 5 minutes after turning off the light.

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Temperature of the soil 10 minutes after turning off the light.

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Temperature of the water 10 minutes after turning off the light.

5

Based on what you learned in this lab, describe how the earth's surface (water and land) is heated by the sun's radiation.

Use this video if you need help:

5

How does this experiment help explain why coastal cities like Seattle have a milder climate than inland Spokane which has more extreme temperatures?

Here is a video to help: