Is it getting hot in here?
Collaborators -Ike, Joseph, and Matt
Abstract -We were testing the effects of global warming on water temperature. By doing this we set three beakers on a hot plate with the water level at the same measurement. One beaker would serve as the control and the other two would serve as the experimental. The control was an open beaker, one experimental had aluminum foil on top, and the other had a paper towel on top. The aluminum was supposed to simulate the accelerated accumulation of greenhouse gases, the paper towel was supposed to simulate natural global warming, and the beaker with nothing on top was supposed to simulate no greenhouse gases. What ended up happening is the beaker with the paper towel ended up heating up faster than either one of the beakers. That is when we figured out that the paper towel acted as a cloud.
Problem -How quickly does the warming of the atmosphere occur?
Hypothesis -If greenhouse gases are causing heat that is being trapped then the temperature should increase and maintain a similar temperature, because the heat is unable to escape the atmosphere.
Parts of the experiment -The control group was the beaker with nothing on the top, and that simulated the lack of green house gases. The experimental beakers were the paper towel and the aluminum beakers. The paper towel beaker was supposed to simulate natural global warming, and the aluminum foil beaker was supposed to simulate accelerated global warming. The dependent variable would be the water temperature, and the independent variable would be what the beaker is being covered with. The controlled variables are the water temperature and the water level.
Materials -We used a hot plate, 3 beakers filled with water, 3 thermometers, aluminum foil, paper towels, and 2 rubber bands
Methods -Step 1. Fill 3 beakers with water to the same level Step 2. Insert a thermometer in each Step 3. Cover one beaker with aluminum foil and the other with a paper towel (you are going to want to use the rubber bands to secure the aluminum and paper towel Step 4. Measure the initial water temperature (make sure the water is from the same source) Step 5. Set the hot plate to a moderately high setting Step 6. measure the temperature every minute for 5 minutes
Data -
Abstract -We were testing the effects of global warming on water temperature. By doing this we set three beakers on a hot plate with the water level at the same measurement. One beaker would serve as the control and the other two would serve as the experimental. The control was an open beaker, one experimental had aluminum foil on top, and the other had a paper towel on top. The aluminum was supposed to simulate the accelerated accumulation of greenhouse gases, the paper towel was supposed to simulate natural global warming, and the beaker with nothing on top was supposed to simulate no greenhouse gases. What ended up happening is the beaker with the paper towel ended up heating up faster than either one of the beakers. That is when we figured out that the paper towel acted as a cloud.
Problem -How quickly does the warming of the atmosphere occur?
Hypothesis -If greenhouse gases are causing heat that is being trapped then the temperature should increase and maintain a similar temperature, because the heat is unable to escape the atmosphere.
Parts of the experiment -The control group was the beaker with nothing on the top, and that simulated the lack of green house gases. The experimental beakers were the paper towel and the aluminum beakers. The paper towel beaker was supposed to simulate natural global warming, and the aluminum foil beaker was supposed to simulate accelerated global warming. The dependent variable would be the water temperature, and the independent variable would be what the beaker is being covered with. The controlled variables are the water temperature and the water level.
Materials -We used a hot plate, 3 beakers filled with water, 3 thermometers, aluminum foil, paper towels, and 2 rubber bands
Methods -Step 1. Fill 3 beakers with water to the same level Step 2. Insert a thermometer in each Step 3. Cover one beaker with aluminum foil and the other with a paper towel (you are going to want to use the rubber bands to secure the aluminum and paper towel Step 4. Measure the initial water temperature (make sure the water is from the same source) Step 5. Set the hot plate to a moderately high setting Step 6. measure the temperature every minute for 5 minutes
Data -
Analysis -This experiment did not measure air temperature but water temperature. One might notice that the paper towel beaker raised temperature faster than either of the other ones. As opposed to the paper towel letting the heat escape without the air defusing, as was expected, the paper towel acted as a cloud. This brought to light that clouds have insulating affects on the earth.
General Analysis -This experiment brought to light that clouds may actually play a significant part in the temperature of the air. Water retains heat very well, so why would that same concept not apply to the accumulation of water vapor in the air known as clouds. By the clouds retaining heat, and slowly giving it off, the heat will stay in the atmosphere. If the air cools at night then the clouds will still be there to give off heat, causing the atmosphere to stay warm.
Conclusion -Though this experiment did not show how quickly global warming occurred it did show a large portion of were the heat comes from. The experiment showed that the earth is naturally insulated and that climate change occurs naturally.
General Conclusion -Global warming, as a result of the last ice age, is occurring naturally and would have continued to occur until the temperature naturally stabilized. However, one problem still remains. Humans are speeding up the process with CO2 emissions. In addition the clouds in the air are working as a natural insulator. With the clouds as an insulator and the greenhouse gases as an insulator, that is 2 world wide insulators working to make the world hotter. With 2 insulators at work the earth will continue to warm up faster than naturally intended.
General Analysis -This experiment brought to light that clouds may actually play a significant part in the temperature of the air. Water retains heat very well, so why would that same concept not apply to the accumulation of water vapor in the air known as clouds. By the clouds retaining heat, and slowly giving it off, the heat will stay in the atmosphere. If the air cools at night then the clouds will still be there to give off heat, causing the atmosphere to stay warm.
Conclusion -Though this experiment did not show how quickly global warming occurred it did show a large portion of were the heat comes from. The experiment showed that the earth is naturally insulated and that climate change occurs naturally.
General Conclusion -Global warming, as a result of the last ice age, is occurring naturally and would have continued to occur until the temperature naturally stabilized. However, one problem still remains. Humans are speeding up the process with CO2 emissions. In addition the clouds in the air are working as a natural insulator. With the clouds as an insulator and the greenhouse gases as an insulator, that is 2 world wide insulators working to make the world hotter. With 2 insulators at work the earth will continue to warm up faster than naturally intended.