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 * What Absorbs More Heat?

When you're out in the sun on a hot summers day it pays to wear some light colored clothes, but why is that? Experiment with light, color, heat and some water to find out. ||  ||   || Question: Do dark or light colors absorbs more heat? hypothesis: If the color is dark, then it will absorb more heat.


 * **What you'll need:** * 2 identical drinking glasses or jars
 * Water
 * Thermometer
 * 2 elastic bands or some sellotape
 * White paper
 * Black paper

**Instructions:** # Wrap the white paper around one of the glasses using an elastic band or sellotape to hold it on. **What's happening?** Dark surfaces such as the black paper absorb more light and heat than the lighter ones such as the white paper. After measuring the temperatures of the water, the glass with the black paper around it should be hotter than the other. Lighter surfaces reflect more light, that's why people where lighter colored clothes in the summer, it keeps them cooler. ||
 * 1) Do the same with the black paper and the other glass.
 * 2) Fill the glasses with the exact same amount of water.
 * 3) Leave the glasses out in the sun for a couple of hours before returning to measure the temperature of the water in each.


 * WEATHER IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC**

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 * The weather in Dominican Republic is tropical. It is hot and hotter. The temperature usually is 87° degrees Fahrenheit,30°degrees Celsius. For the high, 72° degrees Fahrenheit / 17° degrees Celsius for the low. ****There are many temperature depending on where you are throughout the island. Coastal areas are hotter than in the mountainous areas. City areas are hotter than the country side. Sitting water (in a bowl or bucket) can freeze at night in the mountains but it will melt fast as the sun rises. The Central mountain region is the coolest spot of the country (Jarabacoa and Constanza) where the average temperature is 61° F / 16°C. There has even been a few frosty mornings in the higher altitudes. Remember this if you are planning on leaving the coast to take with you appropriate clothing. Along the coast the weather is usually warmer and there is usually always a breeze coming off the water. Depending on the time of year a sweater or light jacket may be needed in the evenings. In the desert regions of the southwest are the highest average temperatures. They can reach temperatures above 104° / 40°C. ****The winter season, November thru April, is cooler and less humid. Summer season is May to October and is more humid with more rain. Really there is not much in temperatures. It is the humidity that changes. Be prepared to sweat in the summer as the humidity is very high. Dominican ****.the ****s love talking about the weather even people out of the country because summer or hot weather is very popular. summer is very popular to Dominicans because they most likely love the weather because they like to wear shorts,sandals, ** tang **tops,and they like to go to the beach to keep their body's cool.rainy season is normally in the spring but the weather patterns are changing. in the nothern coast,the rainy season lasts from November thru January. in the rest of dominican republic.it runs from may thru november. may is normally the wettest month.even if it does rain it is usually not for long.the sun usually shines,there are very few days of complete cloud cover.when people come for vacation there is a very good chance they will be able to get that tan there looking for,just make sure to bring the sunscreen because the sun is very hot.another thing to remember is when you come on a vacation to Dominican republic is to bring mosquito spray.if your siting on the beach there is always breeze and you will not be bothered by mosquitoes.but if there's no breeze you will be seeing them flying around right next to you,thats when you use the spray and they will be go away. also the weather in the Dominican republic in January is somewhat cooler than in other islands,with daily temperatures that range between70 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit. this range is still warm enough to make it an ideal winter destination,however,and many travelers celebrate the new year by enjoying themselves on a carribean getaway in the Dominican republic. **

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC !!



