what I learned from activity 1 is that dark materials absorb heat and the white materials like water and snow reflect the heat. so dark materials heat up fast and the others stay the same temperature. when it came to the cooling down process of the water snow and soil, the water cooled down the fastest and the other 2 materials stayed the same.
This activity connects to my topic by because when the soil starts to warm up then the snow starts to melt then the water starts to warm up and help melt the snow which then could start flooding the surrounding areas.
