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Book 30, Question 47

How can you measure a lake's temperature at different depths?

Tie a thermometer to a string with a small weight and lower it from a dock or shore, with a grown-up.

Wait a minute, pull it up, and read it quickly. Record the temperature at the surface, one meter down, and further down. Draw a graph with depth on one side and temperature on the other. In summer you will see a drop in the thermocline.

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