The Temperature at different depths of a drill hole
 
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Your task is to
  • collect the data
  • manipulate the data to answer the questions below using your calculator
  • OR keep the window open and copy and paste the data into this Excel spreadsheet
  • Send your anwers back to school
Questions
  1. Can you work out a rule to calculate the Temperture from the Depth, without using the graph?
  2. Use the rule to calculate the temperature at the center of the earth (use your textbook to work out the distance).
  3. Suggest why the answer you get is not the same as the temperature given in your text book, or on this page
  4. Type your name
  5. Type your teacher's name and/or email address
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