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Determiningwhetherdarkorlightcolourabsorbsmoreheat
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Objectives:Todeterminewhichcolourabsorbsmoreheatdarkorlight
Whatyouneed?
2glassbottlesofthesamesize
Water
Thermometer
Cellotape
Whitepaper
Blackpaper
Procedure:
1. Coveroneglassbottlewiththewhitepaperarounditusingcellotapetoholditon.
2. Coverthesecondglassbottleusingtheblackpaper.
3. Fillboththeglassbottleswithequalamountofwater.
4. Placetheglassbottlesinthesunforacoupleofhours.
5. Aftersometimemeasurethetemperatureofthewaterinboththeglassbottles.
Observation:Whenyoumeasurethetemperatureofthewaterinboththeglassbottlesyouwillfind
thatwaterintheglassbottlewithblackpaperarounditishotterthanthewaterintheotherglass
bottle.
Conclusion:Darksurfaces(heretheblackpaper)absorbmorelightandheatthanthelighterones(here
thewhitepaper).Lightersurfacesreflectmorelightandabsorblessheat.Thisisthereasonwhypeople
wearlightcolouredclothesinsummer.Thesekeepthemcooler.
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