Comparing+Incandescent+And+Compact+Fluorescent+Bulbs

Jaren H   Cary Academy ** ABSTRACT  ** The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether compact fluorescent light bulbs are really more efficient than incandescent light bulbs, and if blue light bulbs make any differences. It was hypothesized that the CFLs of both colors would use less heat than the incandescent bulbs, but all the light bulbs would both give off a similar brightness. An experiment was done to find if the hypothesis was correct. All of the light bulbs were tested in a lamp. Using a voltage probe, the voltage was tested of each of the light bulbs to make sure the experiment was fair. Next, the heat of each light bulb was tested using a temperature probe, and finally, the amount of light produced by the light bulbs was tested using a light sensor. The results of the voltage showed that the blue incandescent light bulb might’ve been a different wattage than the rest. That might’ve affected some of the outcomes. The white incandescent light bulb produced the most light, and both the CFLs created less light, but the blue incandescent light created the least amount of light by far. Both the incandescent light bulbs however, had a similar heat measure, and both the CFLs had a similar heat measure that was smaller than the incandescent bulbs.
 * COMPARING INCANDESCENT AND COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS **