Graphs
Key for Graph 1, Container alone:
Green - Probe in Container
Red - Control Probe
Blue - Control Probe
Green - Probe in Container
Red - Control Probe
Blue - Control Probe
Key for Graph 2: Container with Water
Red - Probe in Container with Water
Blue - Control Probe
Red - Probe in Container with Water
Blue - Control Probe
Key for Graph 3: Container with CO2
Green - Probe in Container with CO2
Yellow - Control Probe
Green - Probe in Container with CO2
Yellow - Control Probe
Discussion Questions
1. In graph 1, the temperature of the probe within the bottle was constantly hotter than the probes outside of it. The same happened in graph 2, with the difference between the two temperatures increasing even more. The same occurred in graph 3 when the bottle was in the sun, but once it was taken out, the temperature within the bottle was lower than the temperature outside of it.
2. The temperature of the bottle rose the greatest when it had CO2 in it. This was likely due to the effect greenhouse gases have on the temperature by preventing heat from escaping.
3. The bottle with CO2 cooled far faster than the other two.
4. The major greenhouse gases are methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide. Water vapor is probably the most important due to how common it is.
5. Global warming is the total increase of average temperatures on earth. The greenhouse effect is one of its main causes. Greenhouse gasses insulate the atmosphere, preventing waves with certain wavelengths from entering it. Some sunlight is also reflected away from earth. The gasses also prevent heat from leaving. This leads to an increase in temperature.
6. Venus is hotter than Mercury because it has a far thicker atmosphere. This creates a greenhouse effect.
7. The industrial revolution and the increase of burning fuels it caused was significant in the development of global warming.
8. The 10 hottest years, in order from least hot to most hot, have been 2012, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2009, 1998, 2005, 2013, 2010, and 2014. If this trend continues, the earth is likely to warm up even more over the next few years.
2. The temperature of the bottle rose the greatest when it had CO2 in it. This was likely due to the effect greenhouse gases have on the temperature by preventing heat from escaping.
3. The bottle with CO2 cooled far faster than the other two.
4. The major greenhouse gases are methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide. Water vapor is probably the most important due to how common it is.
5. Global warming is the total increase of average temperatures on earth. The greenhouse effect is one of its main causes. Greenhouse gasses insulate the atmosphere, preventing waves with certain wavelengths from entering it. Some sunlight is also reflected away from earth. The gasses also prevent heat from leaving. This leads to an increase in temperature.
6. Venus is hotter than Mercury because it has a far thicker atmosphere. This creates a greenhouse effect.
7. The industrial revolution and the increase of burning fuels it caused was significant in the development of global warming.
8. The 10 hottest years, in order from least hot to most hot, have been 2012, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2009, 1998, 2005, 2013, 2010, and 2014. If this trend continues, the earth is likely to warm up even more over the next few years.