Activity 4

In Activity 4 we experimented with how light effected the temperature of a miniature earth. Our model of Earth was made from a 2 liter pop bottle. We had six bottles, two with water, two with sand, and two with soil. One out of every category had paint on the top to simulate clouds to see how clouds would change the effect the light had on the substances temperature. This project tought us how clouds in the air effect how the sunlight change the temperature of the Earth. Therefore, I can now tell that clouds have an impact on the sun rays hitting the Earth and slightly effect how the rate at which the ocean will heat due to sunlight. Knowing this I can more easily determine how ocean temperature will be effected due to sunlight.

http://www.livescience.com/environment/050505_earth_bright.html

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sun1lite.htm