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Exploring Albedo - Student Lab Sheet

Lab Team:____________, ____________, ____________, ____________

Dependent Variables: ____________________ ; Independent Variables: ____________________

Thermometer Covered by:	Hypothetical Albedo (highest, middle, lowest)	Temperature after 5 minutes (Celsius)	Temperature after 10 minutes (Celsius)	Experimental Albedo (highest, middle, lowest)
Black paper or cola
White paper or milk
Plain water

QUESTIONS:

Were your original guesses about the albedo of the different materials supported by the results of the experiment? (Check one)
- Yes; all guesses were proven to be correct.
- Somewhat; 1 or 2 guesses were accurate.
- Not at all; none of the guesses matched the experimental results.
If you checked the second or third item in question 1, why do you think the experimental results were different from your hypothetical results?
*If you checked the first itme in question 1, why did you originally rate the albedos in the order you did?
Which of the following areas would be the coolest on a sunny summer day? Which would be the warmest?

Area	Coolest	Warmest
Park with grass and trees
City with blacktop roads
Inside of a white building

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