Below are our group's three different graphs for each of the following situations: Control- Empty Bottle, Water Vapor, and CO2 Gas.
1. Control- Empty Bottle
2. Water Vapor
3. CO2 Gas
1. Describe the general characteristics of each of the graphs.
The first of the three graphs is the control, which is the container by itself with no substances in it. Unfortunately, this graph is not ours due to our tablet not saving the information like we asked it to. However, this information is still of worth, and we determined that the stable temperature for the probe in the bottle was somewhere around mid 70's, at about 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The second graph of the three is the bottle with the 200mL's of water in it that partly turned to water vapor. The red line demonstrates the probe in the container and the blue line demonstrates the probe just in natural sunlight. At its highest point, the probe inside the bottle reached around 97 degrees Fahrenheit, whereas the probe in the sunlight reached around 87-88 degrees Fahrenheit. After the ten minute mark, both probes' temperatures began to descend upon being moved into shade, except the probe inside the bottle remained above the initial temperature while the plain probe became cooler than it was before. The third graph of the three is the bottle with the water and Alka-Seltzer tablet which released CO2. The red line demonstrated the probe inside the bottle and the blue line demonstrated the probe by itself. Both probes started at nearly the same temperature, but somehow the plain probe's temperature started to rise faster than that with the reaction. However, the CO2 probe began to grow at a more stable rate and eventually out peaked the plain probe. The CO2 probe's peak temperature was around 98-99 degrees Fahrenheit, and surprisingly the plain probe's peak temperature was around 97.5-98 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In which bottle was the temperature rise the greatest? Why do you think this occurred?
In the third bottle, with CO2 gas, was where we found the greatest temperature rise. I think the reason for this temperature rise is due to the releasing of CO2 from the chemical reaction taking place inside of the bottle, which caused a greater heat than that of only water vapor or nothing at all. I think this reaction is exothermic and releases heat as the Alka-Seltzer dissolves in the water.
3. Was there any difference in the at which the bottles cooled after the light was turned off?
After all three bottles were removed from the sun, all of them slowly descended at a constant speed. The fastest descending of the three was indeed the CO2 gas bottle, but very close behind it was the Water Vapor bottle at a very similar speed. The normal control began to descend at a slower rate than the other two experiments but they all three showed signs of a constant decreasing in short periods of time.
4. List the major greenhouse gases. Which is considered to be the most important?
The major greenhouse gases that appear in our atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, and ozone. The most important and abundant greenhouse gas is water vapor. When the temperature of the atmosphere rises, more water is evaporated from the ground which causes more water vapor in the air. This demonstrates a positive feedback loop in which the greater concentration of water vapor is able to absorb more energy, which keeps warming the atmosphere, and the warmer the atmosphere, the more water vapor it can absorb, etc. It is more related to the temperature changes in the atmosphere than it is to industrialization.
5. Describe the difference between global warming and the greenhouse effect. Be sure to include the terms UV light, infrared light, long wavelength, short wavelength, absorbed, reflective atmosphere.
The greenhouse effect is when short wavelengths of visible light passes through a structure and is absorbed, and the long wavelengths of the infrared radiation from the object heated cannot pass through the structure. Global warming is a type of greenhouse effect where short wavelengths, such as UV rays and x-rays, increase the earth's average surface temperature by trapping the heat inside of it. Darker areas of the earth have absorbed atmospheres and lighter parts of the earth, such as white snow, have reflective characteristics within the atmosphere.
6. Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, even though mercury is much closer to the sun?
Venus is hotter than Mercury because it has a much thicker atmosphere than Mercury. It acts as a blanket and traps the heat inside of the planet, unlike Mercury, who has virtually no atmosphere at all. Both planets get a substantial amount of heat from the sun, but the characteristic that Venus has that Mercury lacks is the ability to keep and retain it's heat. This retention of can also be considered the greenhouse effect.
7. For virtually the entire history of the world the greenhouse effect was in balance. What man-made event was significant in the development of global warming?
The Industrial Revolution was significant in global warming's development. The rise of chemicals and greenhouse gases being emitted like CO2, N2O, and CH4 came from common procedures such as deforestation, burning fossil fuels, and the imposition of agricultural processes.
8. Use the internet to find when the ten hottest years were on a global average. If this trend were to continue, what environmental problems might arise? Do you think it will have a personal impact on you? How?
The ten warmest years on record in order from first to last are 2014, 2010, 2005, 1998, 2013, 2003, 2002, 2006, 2009, and 2007. At this rate, from here on out I feel like the droughts will spread farther than just California and more forest/wildfires will plague the drier areas or the world. Ice caps and glaciers will continue to recede and drain into the ocean, causing contaminated water to flood certain areas of the world with low sea levels. Food may even become an issue somehow since production of food needs these vital commodities that are depleting. It will indeed have a personal impact on my life in which the U.S. may become just as industrialized as China, making my environment even worse. Depending on whether or not my generation cares about the environment will also depict just how much of a say we have on the subject matter, and if the people truly even care about the destruction of our natural world.
The first of the three graphs is the control, which is the container by itself with no substances in it. Unfortunately, this graph is not ours due to our tablet not saving the information like we asked it to. However, this information is still of worth, and we determined that the stable temperature for the probe in the bottle was somewhere around mid 70's, at about 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The second graph of the three is the bottle with the 200mL's of water in it that partly turned to water vapor. The red line demonstrates the probe in the container and the blue line demonstrates the probe just in natural sunlight. At its highest point, the probe inside the bottle reached around 97 degrees Fahrenheit, whereas the probe in the sunlight reached around 87-88 degrees Fahrenheit. After the ten minute mark, both probes' temperatures began to descend upon being moved into shade, except the probe inside the bottle remained above the initial temperature while the plain probe became cooler than it was before. The third graph of the three is the bottle with the water and Alka-Seltzer tablet which released CO2. The red line demonstrated the probe inside the bottle and the blue line demonstrated the probe by itself. Both probes started at nearly the same temperature, but somehow the plain probe's temperature started to rise faster than that with the reaction. However, the CO2 probe began to grow at a more stable rate and eventually out peaked the plain probe. The CO2 probe's peak temperature was around 98-99 degrees Fahrenheit, and surprisingly the plain probe's peak temperature was around 97.5-98 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In which bottle was the temperature rise the greatest? Why do you think this occurred?
In the third bottle, with CO2 gas, was where we found the greatest temperature rise. I think the reason for this temperature rise is due to the releasing of CO2 from the chemical reaction taking place inside of the bottle, which caused a greater heat than that of only water vapor or nothing at all. I think this reaction is exothermic and releases heat as the Alka-Seltzer dissolves in the water.
3. Was there any difference in the at which the bottles cooled after the light was turned off?
After all three bottles were removed from the sun, all of them slowly descended at a constant speed. The fastest descending of the three was indeed the CO2 gas bottle, but very close behind it was the Water Vapor bottle at a very similar speed. The normal control began to descend at a slower rate than the other two experiments but they all three showed signs of a constant decreasing in short periods of time.
4. List the major greenhouse gases. Which is considered to be the most important?
The major greenhouse gases that appear in our atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, and ozone. The most important and abundant greenhouse gas is water vapor. When the temperature of the atmosphere rises, more water is evaporated from the ground which causes more water vapor in the air. This demonstrates a positive feedback loop in which the greater concentration of water vapor is able to absorb more energy, which keeps warming the atmosphere, and the warmer the atmosphere, the more water vapor it can absorb, etc. It is more related to the temperature changes in the atmosphere than it is to industrialization.
5. Describe the difference between global warming and the greenhouse effect. Be sure to include the terms UV light, infrared light, long wavelength, short wavelength, absorbed, reflective atmosphere.
The greenhouse effect is when short wavelengths of visible light passes through a structure and is absorbed, and the long wavelengths of the infrared radiation from the object heated cannot pass through the structure. Global warming is a type of greenhouse effect where short wavelengths, such as UV rays and x-rays, increase the earth's average surface temperature by trapping the heat inside of it. Darker areas of the earth have absorbed atmospheres and lighter parts of the earth, such as white snow, have reflective characteristics within the atmosphere.
6. Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, even though mercury is much closer to the sun?
Venus is hotter than Mercury because it has a much thicker atmosphere than Mercury. It acts as a blanket and traps the heat inside of the planet, unlike Mercury, who has virtually no atmosphere at all. Both planets get a substantial amount of heat from the sun, but the characteristic that Venus has that Mercury lacks is the ability to keep and retain it's heat. This retention of can also be considered the greenhouse effect.
7. For virtually the entire history of the world the greenhouse effect was in balance. What man-made event was significant in the development of global warming?
The Industrial Revolution was significant in global warming's development. The rise of chemicals and greenhouse gases being emitted like CO2, N2O, and CH4 came from common procedures such as deforestation, burning fossil fuels, and the imposition of agricultural processes.
8. Use the internet to find when the ten hottest years were on a global average. If this trend were to continue, what environmental problems might arise? Do you think it will have a personal impact on you? How?
The ten warmest years on record in order from first to last are 2014, 2010, 2005, 1998, 2013, 2003, 2002, 2006, 2009, and 2007. At this rate, from here on out I feel like the droughts will spread farther than just California and more forest/wildfires will plague the drier areas or the world. Ice caps and glaciers will continue to recede and drain into the ocean, causing contaminated water to flood certain areas of the world with low sea levels. Food may even become an issue somehow since production of food needs these vital commodities that are depleting. It will indeed have a personal impact on my life in which the U.S. may become just as industrialized as China, making my environment even worse. Depending on whether or not my generation cares about the environment will also depict just how much of a say we have on the subject matter, and if the people truly even care about the destruction of our natural world.