Conclusions

After all the tests were complete and the results were analyzed, the following conclusions were made:

1. My hypothesis was correct. Oil in warm tropical waters spreads more rapidly and further than in cold arctic waters.
2. Winds did spread the oil further and faster. However, the water temperature did not make a difference.
3. Oil spreads more quickly to a larger area in tropical waters, than in cold waters.
4. Winds did spread the oil more widely, but the water temperature did not make a difference.
5. Oil disperses into more blobs in colder water, than in warm water. In the tropical water oil quickly thins into fewer and larger, translucent blobs.
6. Winds break up the oil to create more blobs at all temperatures.