Specific Heat of Air and Soil
Activity Data

These data are provided for schools that do not have access to Oklahoma Mesonet data or for teachers who need to quickly access data meaningful to this activity.

Choose one of the options below.


Option 1 Option 2
(All Users)

Have students read values from a graph.

Specific Heat of Air and Soil Graph

(All Users)

Have students create graphs from a table of data.

Specific Heat of Air and Soil Table

Option 3 Option 4
Data and graph template (Mac OS users only)

Have students create a graph using WxScope®. Instructions: Step 1: Download
  • File 1 (click and hold; choose "Save this Link as..." from popup menu; do not rename file)
  • File 2 (click and hold; choose "Save this Link as..." from popup menu; do not rename file)
  • WxScope Graph (click once to download)
Step 2: Move Data Files
  • Move the files 1116BURN.MTS_1999 and 1117BURN.MTS_1999 to your "WxScope Data" folder in "WxScope."
Step 3: View Data
  • Start up the WxScope® application and open the file Specific Heat of Air and Soil Graph.
  • Note: If you have a Mac and don't have the WxScope® application, download it here.
Data and table template (Mac OS users only)

Have students create a table using WxScope®. Instructions:
Step 1: Download
  • File 1 (click and hold; choose "Save this Link as..." from popup menu; do not rename file)
  • File 2 (click and hold; choose "Save this Link as..." from popup menu; do not rename file)
  • WxScope Table (click once to download)
Step 2: Move Data Files
  • Move the files 1116BURN.MTS_1999 and 1117BURN.MTS_1999 to your "WxScope Data" folder in "WxScope."
Step 3: View Data
  • Start up the WxScope® application and open the file Specific Heat of Air and Soil Table.
  • Note: If you have a Mac and don't have the WxScope® application, download it here.
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