The water in Red Creek is colder than the water in Meadow Lake, even though the two bodies of water are within a few hundred meters of each other.....
how can that be????
2007-09-07 11:47:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
hmm........ maybe its because in the after noon the suns hotter so one side of the lake or water is slightly warmer than the other
2007-09-07 11:51:54 · answer #1 · answered by xOXoXox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the water in the lake is deep, the temperatures may stratify, warm water rises and the cooler water falls to the bottom.
The lake is more still (slow flowing) and mixing is less likely. The temperature fluctuations between day and night are likely to be less than in a small body or water like a stream.
Water in the creek mixes due to rapid movement (flow), and the temperature change between day and night is greater because it is probably more shallow.
The differences my vary considerably depending on how sunny the day is, the time of year, and the air temperature.
You did not stipulate the variables so take this information and apply it to your problem.
2007-09-07 19:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by Philip H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any body or substance is having less or high temperature depending upon the heat flow across its body. there must be some path of flow for the heat contained by the water in red creek which can help dissipate more amount of heat than that in the meadow lake.
2007-09-07 18:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by satyendra p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The river water is always in motion, where as the lake water sits still. The lake water will most likely be warmer most of the time.
2007-09-07 18:58:30 · answer #4 · answered by SARswimmer95 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the source, is it snow melt or runoff, is there a lot of shade over one what's on the river bottom. It could be a number of factors. Good luck
2007-09-07 18:56:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋