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    The document summarizes an experiment that investigates how the solar zenith angle affects the rate of temperature change of a surface. Students set up thermometers at angles of 0, 45, and 90 degrees relative to a lamp to simulate the Sun's rays hitting different parts of the Earth. The results show that temperature increases most rapidly at 90 degrees and slowest at 0 degrees, correlating with how latitude and Earth's tilt and rotation influence the amount of solar energy received in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and cause Earth to have temperature zones.

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    The document summarizes an experiment that investigates how the solar zenith angle affects the rate of temperature change of a surface. Students set up thermometers at angles of 0, 45, and 90 degrees relative to a lamp to simulate the Sun's rays hitting different parts of the Earth. The results show that temperature increases most rapidly at 90 degrees and slowest at 0 degrees, correlating with how latitude and Earth's tilt and rotation influence the amount of solar energy received in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and cause Earth to have temperature zones.

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    The document summarizes an experiment that investigates how the solar zenith angle affects the rate of temperature change of a surface. Students set up thermometers at angles of 0, 45, and 90 degrees relative to a lamp to simulate the Sun's rays hitting different parts of the Earth. The results show that temperature increases most rapidly at 90 degrees and slowest at 0 degrees, correlating with how latitude and Earth's tilt and rotation influence the amount of solar energy received in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and cause Earth to have temperature zones.

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    LightAnglesLab

    Howdoesthesolarzenithangleaffecttherateatwhichthetemperatureofasurface(Earth)
    changes?Howdoesthetilt,rotation,andrevolutionofearthaffecttheamountoflight
    (energy)EarthreceiveswithregardstotheNorthernandSouthernHemisphere?Howand
    whyisearthdividedintothreetemperaturezones?

    Background
    :(
    Answerabovequestionswithinyourbackgroundparagraph.Summarize
    NotesfromSunEarthInteraction.RefertoDiagramsandnotes.Usethekeytermslisted
    below.Atleast1Paragraph.)

    KeyTerms
    Axis

    Revolution

    Northern
    Hemisphere

    Southern
    Hemisphere

    SolarZenith
    Angle

    PolarZone

    Temperate
    Zone

    TropicZone

    Latitude

    Rotation

    Materials:
    1RingStand
    1Testtubeholder
    2LargeThermometers
    1Smallthermometer
    3FoldedBlackpockets
    1Timer

    1ClampMan
    1Lamp

    PROCEDUREandANALYSISQUESTIONSONBACK


    Procedure:
    1. SecureLampapproximately30cmabovethetabletothetablestand.
    2. Placeringstanddirectlybelowlampandcenterit
    3. Clamptesttubeholderontoringstandapproximately10cmfrombase.
    4. PlaceClampmanonringstandandlowerontotesttubeholdersothateacharmis
    ontheoutsideofthetesttubeholderbracket.(Seesetupexample)
    5. Carefullyremovethermometersfromplasticcaseandlayflatonthetable
    6. Setupthermometerssothatoneisat0degrees,45degrees,and90degrees
    a. Carefullyputonelargethermometerthroughtheeyeofthetesttubeholderso
    thatitisstraightupanddownandthenputafoldedblackpocketontheendof
    thethermometer.(90degrees)
    b. Carefullyplaceonelargethermometerinoneofthearmsoftheclampman
    andplacetheendofthethermometerinafoldedblackpocket.Adjust
    thermometertobe45degrees.
    c. Carefullyplacesmallthermometerintoafoldedblackpocketandlayflatonthe
    base(0degrees)
    7. Makesureallthermometerendsareequaldistancefromthelampandarereceiving
    thesameamountoflight.
    8. Recordtheinitialtemperature(celsius!)foreachthermometerinthedatatable.(Hint:
    Assignonepersontobeinchargeofeachthermometer,andonepersonasa
    recorder)
    9. Pluginlampandbegintimerandrecordtemperatureforeachthermometerevery
    minutefor15minutes.
    Whenfinished,UNPLUGlampDONOTUSESWITCH
    HOT!!
    10. Graphalldatafromtableusingacoloredlinegraph.

    AnalysisQuestions:

    1.Basedonyourdata,atwhichangledidthetemperatureincreasethemost?

    2.Atwhichangledidthetemperatureincreasetheleast?

    3.WhatpartofEarthssurfacedoeseachthermometerrepresent?

    4.WhyistheairattheNorthPolestillverycoldinthesummereventhoughtheNorthern
    Hemisphereistiltedtowardthesun?

    5.Drawapictureofthesunsrayscomingattheearth.Explainwherethe90,45and0
    angleswouldbeusingthesunsraysasthelampfromtheexperiment.Includeequatorand
    tilt.

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