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1.13 Lab: Temperature of Water and Soil
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Answer all the questions below. When you are finished, make sure to submit it as a finished assignment in the classroom
Question 1
1.
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!
Question 2
2.
Temperature of the soil at 0 minutes.
Question 3
3.
Temperature of the water at 0 minutes.
Question 4
4.
Temperature of the soil at 1 minutes.
Question 5
5.
Temperature of the water at 1 minutes.
Question 6
6.
Temperature of the soil at 2 minutes.
Question 7
7.
Temperature of the water at 2 minutes.
Question 8
8.
Temperature of the soil at 5 minutes.
Question 9
9.
Temperature of the water at 5 minutes.
Question 10
10.
Temperature of the soil at 10 minutes.
Question 11
11.
Temperature of the water at 10 minutes.
Question 12
12.
Temperature of the soil 5 minutes after turning off the light.
Question 13
13.
Temperature of the water 5 minutes after turning off the light.
Question 14
14.
Temperature of the soil 10 minutes after turning off the light.
Question 15
15.
Temperature of the water 10 minutes after turning off the light.
Question 16
16.
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:
Question 17
17.
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: