Greenhouse Effect | Experiment 1 - Creating a Greenhouse: How much will the temperature rise inside a greenhouse?
Experiment 1
Creating a Greenhouse: How much will the temperature rise inside a greenhouse?
Purpose/Hypothesis
In this experiment you will measure the temperature inside a greenhouse. A greenhouse is a small enclosure that maintains a microclimateA Unique Climate That Exists Only In A Small, Localized Area. that is warmer than the climate outside it. A greenhouse is often used for growing plants in cold weather. It is made of plastic or glass that allows the Sun's light energy to pass through. When the light energy is absorbed by the soil and plants inside, it warms them. Some of this energy is then re-radiated out into the greenhouse in the form of infrared radiation, or heat energy. Because the heat energy has a longer wavelength than the entering light energy, most of the energy is...
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