I have four 64 oz - one filled with air, one with soil, one with small pebbles, and the last with warter. Each have a plug and a thermometer. The each will sit in direct sunlight and after sun down I will record their temps. Each hour (for the next two hours)after that I will record their temps.
2007-11-28 02:20:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
PEBBLE, mq structure is X=tac/ky
2007-11-28 02:31:24 · answer #1 · answered by 27% Best Answers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you mean retain.
Water will be the slowest to heat but it will also be the slowest to cool. It has a very high specific heat.
Soil (esp. if dark) should heat up quickly, but I doubt it would retain the heat for long.
The pebbles will also take along time to heat and cool because rock is a poor conductor of heat.
2007-11-28 02:25:39 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋