Question
• How does cloud cover affect surface temperatures?
Abstract
I am testing how cloud coverage affects the temperature of the
surface if it does I will chart the data and analyze our results.
Hypothesis
I
believe that the cloud coverage will affect the temperature in such a way that
the more clouds there are the lower the temperature. I believe this because the
more clouds there are in the sky, there is less sun that is able to get through.
Procedure
· Come to Earth Science class
room, wait for class to start, go outside after about five or six minutes, take
IRTs, observe cloud coverage and cloud types, go to surface that was being
measured, check condition of the surface, measure temperatures, write down the
nine different surface temperatures, find Mr. Sharpe, wait for other class
mates to return with their finished products, go back inside and discuss data.
· Material List: IRT, Clock,
Cloud Chart, and Clipboard.
Collect Results
I analyzed both of my graphs by comparing the different
temperatures of the two different conditions of the ground. The two different
surfaces provided different results, providing the answer to my hypothesis,
which I turned out to be correct.
Conclusion
After performing this project the data that was obtained helped
give the information for me to realize that my hypothesis was incorrect. The amount
of cloud coverage in fact does not make the surface temperature of any kind of
surface. In fact, when there was a day with higher cloud coverage, the surface
was actually warmer, completely opposite to what I had originally thought about
it being colder. My new hypothesis after
claiming the end results of this project is why cloud coverage does not affect
surface temperature of a selected surface.
Presentation
Brief Power Point based on your report and delivered to the
class
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