But if the glass is transparent, meaning that it doesn't absorb or reflect, then why would the water in the glass be heating up faster? And yes, the ocean is warmed by sunlight isn't it? hence why it evaporates, but I'm sure some of the sunlight is also reflected rather than absorbed.
Hello, thank you for the replys and apologies for my late reply.
I believe the thermal conductivity of the materials, as well as the colour of the materials will be the main factors that influence how quickly the water heats up inside of the cups.
In my hypothesis I stated that steel will heat...
Hello,
I am doing a high school EEI to investigate the impact that the material of a cup has on the temperature of water inside the cup when left outside in the sun.
The cups I am using are:
Glass
Steel
Plastic
Paper
Theoretically, if I poured the same amount of water into each of the cups...