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Dark objects absorb radiated heat from the sun while light colored objects reflect it. To prove it you can do a experiment where you measure the temperature of two jugs covered with a lid and time it and compare the results like this. measure temperature and time.

Time (s) Black ('C) Silver('C)

0 30 30

30 31 29

60 31 29

90 32 28

120 33 28

150 34 27

180 35 27

210 35 26

240 36 26

270 36 25

300 36 25

330 37 25

360 37 24

390 37 24

420 38 24

450 38 24

480 38 23

510 39 23

540 39 23

570 39 23

600 40 23

At the end the of experiment after 10min, the liquid in the black container had been heated by the absorbed solar energy, whilst the liquid in the silver container had lost heat by radiation to the air outside

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