The Greenhouse Effect experiment
Materials
- 1 plastic bottle
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda and Citric Acid
- 1 heat lamp
- 1 Thermometer
- 100 ml water
- 1 rubber bung
Procedure
- Collect 2 bottles, 2 lamps and 2 thermometres from the teacher
- set up bottles and lamp beside a powerpoint on a flat surface.
- Pour 100ml water and baking soda mixture into one of the bottles add just water to the second bottle
- Start to record your findings taken from both thermometers. These must be every 5 minutes
Findings:The Greenhouse Effect Data
Minutes
|
Bottle 1: Water
|
Bottle 2: CO2 Gas
|
0 | 18C | 18C |
5 | 25C | 30C |
10 | 22c | 24c |
15 | 22c | 25c |
20 | 23c | 27c |
25 | 25c | 29c |
Conclusion: The temperature of the CO2 bottle rose higher than the normal bottle. This showed that CO2 heats up our atmosphere very fast.