- Greenhouse Gases Experiment
The objective of this experiment would be to demonstrate and observe the qualities of different greenhouse gases. We would use soda bottles to create 3 insulated environments, one with regular air, one with CO2 and one with Methane (CH4). The normal air bottle would act as a control system, and we would put thermometers in all three, and put them in the same exposure of sunlight. This would allow us to compare the different rates of temperature change.
2. Kinetic energy experiment
The objective of this experiment would be to prove that when an object is moved by gravity from a point of high potential energy to a state of high kinetic energy, the entire magnitude of potential energy can be converted to kinetic. To do this we would roll a ball of a certain mass down a ramp and have it strike a device that measures force. This way, we can calculate the energy it had in potential initially, and compare it with the force ( and then energy) exerted when it was all converted to kinetic.
3. Specific Heat Experiment
The objective of this experiment would be to determine the heat capacities. of three different materials. To do this, all three would be of the same mass, and would be heated to the same temperature in water. After the three masses are all the same heated temperature, they would be placed into 3 separate cups of water at the same temperature, but colder than the 3 masses. As the excess heat is transferred from each mass into the water, a thermometer can record each water temperature change after the systems reach an equilibrium. We can then use these measurements to calculate the specific heats for all three materials.