Question
• Is the temperature of a wet surface different from a dry surface?
Why or why not?
Abstract
In this project I am examining whether or not the temperature of a
wet surface is different than that of a dry surface, as well as why this
happens.
Hypothesis
I believe that the temperature of a wet surface may be
significantly colder than that of a dry surface due to the fact that there is a
chance a wet surface will freeze over, depending on the weather’s overall
temperature.
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.
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
The temperature of a wet surface is in fact different from that of
a dry surface, why, you ask? It is due to the temperature whenever a surface is
wet or dry. Usually after it has rained, causing the surface to become wet, it is
muggy, but when it is cold whenever the ground is wet, it could possibly
freeze, causing it to be colder than the temperature than that of a dry
surface.
Presentation
Brief Power Point based on your report and delivered to the
class
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