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Sunlight Warms the Earth
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- The sun shines down on everything around us.
- Sunlight warms the Earth's surface.
- Shade from tents, umbrellas and plants can reduce the warming caused by the sun.
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Before VideoWhat are some ways that you can tell that sunlight warms the Earth?ANSWER
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Things feel warmer when they are in the sun; your clothes, your hair, inside a car, etc.
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You might have used shade at a picnic or at a baseball game. There are many occasions where you might have tried to find shade to protect you from the sun.
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You can use trees, canopies, big hats or tents for shade. Many different things can be used for shade.
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The black top, metal surfaces or dark colored things heat up faster than things that are lighter colored or made of plastic or wood.
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You can use a thermometer, which is a tool that measures temperature.
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Popsicles melt, ice cubes melt and chocolate melts, too. When anything changes from a solid to a liquid we say it has melted.
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After VideoHow can you slow down the melting of a popsicle?ANSWER
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You can move to a shady area, so that the sunlight can’t heat up the popsicle.
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Sunlight heats up the surface to make it hot enough to cook an egg.
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You can use a thermometer to measure the temperature of different materials over time.
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Thicker things and things that are not see through are better sources of shade. For example, a curtain provides more shade than a window.
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The ice cube in the box has shade. This slows down the melting process.
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The Earth has many surfaces such as water, grass, sand, soil and snow.
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Sunlight
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Light that comes from the sun and warms the earth.
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Heat
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To warm something up.
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Shade
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Reduces warming caused by the sun.
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Thermometer
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A tool used to measure temperature.
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Temperature
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How hot or cold something is.
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Melting
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When something changes from a solid to a liquid.
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Sunlight
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Download as PDF Download PDF View as Separate PageDEFINITION OF SUNLIGHTLight from the sun is called sunlight and it shines down on the Earth’s surface. Sunlight causes the Earth’s surface to heat up. Some things heat up faster than others. In some places the ground can get so hot you can cook an egg on it!
To better understand how sunlight warms the Earth…
DEFINITION OF SUNLIGHT. Light from the sun is called sunlight and it shines down on the Earth’s surface. Sunlight causes the Earth’s surface to heat up. Some things heat up faster than others. In some places the ground can get so hot you can cook an egg on it! To better understand how sunlight warms the Earth…LET’S BREAK IT DOWN!
Sunlight causes things to melt.
Melting is when a solid changes into a liquid. Sunlight can speed up the melting process of things like a popsicle.
Sunlight causes things to melt. Melting is when a solid changes into a liquid. Sunlight can speed up the melting process of things like a popsicle.Sunlight causes Earth’s surfaces heat up.
Sunlight can cause some surfaces to heat up to very high temperatures. Some surfaces can get hot enough to fry an egg.
Sunlight causes Earth’s surfaces heat up. Sunlight can cause some surfaces to heat up to very high temperatures. Some surfaces can get hot enough to fry an egg.Thermometers are useful scientific tools.
A thermometer is a tool that can measure how hot something is. We can find the temperature of something by reading a thermometer.
Thermometers are useful scientific tools. A thermometer is a tool that can measure how hot something is. We can find the temperature of something by reading a thermometer.Different materials can provide shade.
We can use different materials to make shade. A curtain, a tent or even a plant can provide shade from the sun.
Different materials can provide shade. We can use different materials to make shade. A curtain, a tent or even a plant can provide shade from the sun.Some materials provide more shade than others
A window does not provide as much shade as a piece of wood. Materials that are more see through are not as good at providing shade as solid materials.
Some materials provide more shade than others A window does not provide as much shade as a piece of wood. Materials that are more see through are not as good at providing shade as solid materials. -
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