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Heat Retention
Does fresh
water hold heat longer than salt water? How does water compare
to land and what effect does this have on the weather? What
factors affect the cooling of land?
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Introduction
If
you’ve ever been out in the hot summer sun for any
length of time, you know that it makes you pretty darn
hot. The sands in
the beach gets very hot and walking bare foot becomes a
painful experience. While sands in the beach are hot
enough to cook an egg, water may still be cold. After
sunset sands loose their heat very fast while the water
is still warm. Why does the sand become hot or
looses heat so fast, while water is much slower in
gaining and loosing heat? Does such a difference affect
the climate? We are hoping to find the answer to some of
these questions during this project. |
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Project
description
In this project you will design an experiment to compare the
heat retention of water, salt water and sand. Then you will use
the result of your experiments to explain the climate of coastal
regions. |
Details
of this project
More information or support for this project is available for
the members of ScienceProject.com web site. Material
needed for the experiment can be obtained locally or may be
ordered on-line. |
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