Water Project

1. Water Project Day in the life of a surfer By Luke Kiper

2. Day 1 • Today I caught and rode a couple of waves and just thought in my mind how much water means to me and us as a whole world. Waves are not formed by a reaction of water they are formed from energy and wind. When I paddle out to the depths of the ocean I sight out waves forming but you have to know how to pick the right one. You want to get a clean wave that is far from shore and has a steep incline and a late crashing point. Its pretty much a cycle of water moving that pushes you forward to shore. If you pick an unclean or an already crashed wave you could be sucked in to the bottom of the ocean.

3. Water cycle • While I was surfing I noticed the clouds were getting darker and darker by the end of the day the whole sky was covered in poring rain. One of my bros rick said that’s just the water cycle and I had no clue what it was. So when I got home soaked and covered in wet sticky sand I did some research on what the water cycle is. What I learned was water is evaporated into the air from a body of water it is changing from liquid to gas. Then condensation occurs which is when it is forming clouds. Water droplets form in the clouds and when they get heavy enough they fall this is called precipitation. Any form of water falling from the sky is called precipitation. When those water droplets hit the ground they turn into run off which is pretty much a creek or river then it flows back to the main source where it first evaporated. Earth's water is always in movement, and the natural water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Water is always changes states between liquid, vapor, and ice, with these processes happening in the blink of an eye and over millions of years.

4. Day 2 • There was a nice breeze right when I walked onto the blistering sand. It was high tide and the surf was great I was prepared to ride a big one. I still want to learn more about water it is used in my every day life. Water has a very high surface tension. In other words, water is sticky and elastic, and tends to clump together in drops rather than spread out in a thin film. Last night when I was researching water I saw that its density is 1 gram per cubic centimeter. So The material that is used to make my surf board must have a density less than 1 gram per cubic centimeter. It must have this so it can float on the water because anything that has a density less that water will float. As I was walking home I noticed a fire and the department was using water to put out the flames I wonder how that works.

5. Water vs. Fire • The reason water puts out fire is mainly a matter of temperature; water is going to have a temperature of less than 180 degrees before it boils and turns into steam, even then the molecules of hydrogen and oxygen are still connected. The process of burning is the combining of oxygen with the fuel to create more complex molecules that are hydrogen or carbon based, such as charcoal. Cooling the fuel with water reduces the temperature below the ignition point and thus extinguishes the flame. Even though oxygen and hydrogen are components required to create a flame, as water the molecular connection of these two atoms does not allow them to combine with the fuel to burn. Not until you separate oxygen from hydrogen into individual atoms are they able to combine with the fuel to create a flame. A normal fire and not a gigantically intense flame can be easily doused with water. At the point the fuel source becomes too large or to intensely hot, water will have little or no effect at putting a fire out, in fact a fire that is too big or to hot will react explosively with water thrown on it such as a grease fire.

6. Day 3 • Today I continued my research on water and decided to take a brake from surfing for a day. I learned several new concepts that I want to explain. The polarity of water molecules results in hydrogen bonding. A hydrogen bond forms when the oxygen of one water molecule is electrically attracted to the hydrogen of a nearby molecule. Hydrogen bonding between water molecules is the basis for water’s unusual properties.Surfacetension is a property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. It is revealed, for example, in floating of some objects on the surface of water, even though they are denser than water, and in the ability of some insects to run on the water surface. The fact that water is attracted to other water is called cohesion its like when magnets are attracted to each other. Adhesion is when a water molecule is attracted to a non water molecule.

7. Capillary action and universal solvent • Capillary action occurs when the adhesion to the walls is stronger than the cohesive forces between the liquid molecules. Water called the universalsolvent because of it's ability to dissolve or dissociate most compounds. Water can dissolve salt sugar and many other solutes it may take longer depending on the time but if you increase the temperature and stir the solution it will make it dissolve faster. Water will dissolve more substances than any other liquid. Capillary action

8. Day 4 • My day break from surfing is over its time to go shred. The waves were rough and there was supposed to be thunderstorm warnings later in the day. So the waves are big and ready to be surfed. I ride a 4 and a quarter board with a fish tail 4 fins both double spaced. This board is an ultimate cruiser and it matches my style of riding. I'm still looking forward to getting home and researching water. I mean its my life and it makes me have fun eventually I am considering getting a sponsor and to turn pro. I work at parrot surf shop and they hook me up with a lot of the products I ride.

9. Specific heat • The specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius. The relationship between heat and temperature change is usually expressed in the form shown below where c is the specific heat. The relationship does not apply if a phase change is encountered, because the heat added or removed during a phase change does not change the temperature. The specific heat of water is 1 calorie/gram °C = 4.186 joule/gram °C which is higher than any other common substance. As a result, water plays a very important role in temperature regulation. The specific heat per gram for water is much higher than for a metal.

10. Fun facts • About 71% of the earth is covered in water. • There would be no living organisms if water didn't exist. • Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. • The United States uses nearly 80 percent of its water for irrigation and thermoelectric power. • Water is absolutely essential to the human body’s survival. A person can live for about a month without food, but only about a week without water. • By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over 1 percent of its total water amount.