Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Questions Surface Temperature Analysis
Lydia Waybright and
Keely Adkins
Mr. Sharpe
2nd mod
October 16, 2013
Question
Is the temperature of a
wet surface different than the temperature of a dry surface? Why or why not?
Abstract
This project determines
whether a wet surface has a different general temperature than a dry surface. We hypothesized that a wet surface would be
cooler. By examining the steps of the process and analyzing a chart of the data
from the Softball field, it is clear that there is not a correlation between
temperature and wetness/ dryness. The
temperatures were scattered and there was no direct line regarding whether the
surface was wet or dry.
Hypothesis
The temperature of a
surface will change depending on if it is wet or dry. A dry surface will be warmer than a wet
surface because wet surfaces have moisture to keep them cool.
Procedure
1.
Gather in
classroom
2.
Take a surface
sheet with a specific surface. Fill in
the information- names, date, school
3.
Walk to the edge
of the teacher’s parking lot and examine cloud coverage as a group
4.
Break off into
different groups and go to specific surface
5.
Mark whether the
surface is wet or dry
6.
Take the temperature
with an IRT
7.
Repeat 9 times
in different areas of the surface
8.
Record data on
surface sheet
9.
Return to
classroom and return IRT
10. Record data into excel spreadsheet and globe.gov
Collect Results
Softball Infield
Analysis
The chart comes from
the temperatures of the surface and whether it was wet or dry. This is taken from the softball infield. It shows that there is not a correlation
between the wetness and dryness and the temperature of the surface. It is all scattered.
Conclusion
The temperature of a
dry surface is not different than the temperature of a wet surface. Based on
the chart, there is no correlation between the surface temperature and the
dryness or wetness of the surface. The
chart is scattered. The temperature
differences are based on other factors, but whether the surface is wet or dry
does not affect it.
Presentation
Brief Power Point based
on your report and delivered to the class
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