Question

axel set up this investigation of solar energy in dorect sunlight put the same amount of water into two identical plastic containers, place a morror on blocks so it is resting flat anove a table place container 1 under the mirror and container two on the mirror after ten minutes take the temperature of each container of water which result would you expect axel to find and why

Answer 1

Axel would likely find that the water in container 2, which is placed on the mirror, would have a higher temperature than the water in container 1. This is because the mirror reflects sunlight onto the surface of container 2, increasing the amount of solar energy absorbed by the water. On the other hand, container 1 only receives direct sunlight, so it would absorb less solar energy and therefore have a lower temperature.