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!
Temperature of the soil at 0 minutes.
Temperature of the water at 0 minutes.
Temperature of the soil at 1 minutes.
Temperature of the water at 1 minutes.
Temperature of the soil at 2 minutes.
Temperature of the water at 2 minutes.
Temperature of the soil at 5 minutes.
Temperature of the water at 5 minutes.
Temperature of the soil at 10 minutes.
Temperature of the water at 10 minutes.
Temperature of the soil 5 minutes after turning off the light.
Temperature of the water 5 minutes after turning off the light.
Temperature of the soil 10 minutes after turning off the light.
Temperature of the water 10 minutes after turning off the light.
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:
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: