Carbonated water

and temperatures drop. During winter, the water coming from outside will be much colder. This colder water causes the pipes to shrink, break or burst resulting in leaks from deteriorated parts of the pipe. This will happen every winter because water expands as it freezes. When it expands, it puts enormous pressure on its container, which can be metal or plastic pipes. These containers are not strong enough to withstand the force of the expanding water, so they burst or break, usually at the…

For my Tuesdays with Morrie project, I made waves of the ocean crashing into the shore with poster board and a lot of construction paper. Boarded by construction paper, I have ten aphorisms. The idea for my project was about the time that Morrie compared himself to a small wave seeing the waves ahead of him crash along the shore, and the wave knows his time will come to crash on the shore as well. Morrie compares him to the wave realizing that his death is coming upon Morrie just like…

The Continental Divide has a tremendous impact on weather in North America and even as far away as Norway. Situated in the western half of North America running north and south, the Continental Divide creates a wall that moisture rich prevailing winds from the west continually bunch up against. As the pressure of packed moist air continues to build, the prevailing winds carry the energy up the western side of the divide allowing the system to build until it is released to the east to dump its…

is increased, then the percent change in the mass of potatoes cells will decrease. Abstract: In this experiment we will be testing how salt concentrations affects potatoes. First, potatoes were peeled and prepped for the experiment; while a salt water solution was being obtained. Potatoes were submerged and left in the solution for two hours, and during that time the potato lost mass. This loss in mass was due to the liquid molecules in the potato being taken out into the salt solution, but why…

family lives and works on. This station is home of Aviation Schools, Air Technical Training, Marine Aviation Training, and the Blue Angels. This station was placed on the National Priorities List in 1989 due to the contaminated surface and ground water, soil and sediments. This contamination dates back to before World War 2 where there weren’t any regulatory guidance on dumping waste whether it is chemical or otherwise. The contamination is in the form of metals, arsenic, pesticides, persistent…

The rocks were Bentan shale and clay. Its age is estimated to be around 90 million years old. It is suspected that the past deposition environment of the area was underwater marine of the intercontinental sea. The only event that occurred at this era was the continuation transgression of the sea level. The formation at the stop would cause a problem for any construction plan because of the swelling soil. The effects of this could be felt when we are driving across the roads as it will start to…

products. There are two ways to control moss growth. You can fix the conditions that are causing it to grow or purchase moss control products to contain it. Where Does Moss Grow? With thousands of moss species, moss can grow anywhere except in salt water. It flourishes in cool, shady and damp areas. Nonetheless, it can still survive in limited, drought-like conditions. Moss doesn't have roots. Instead, it attaches itself to surfaces with tiny threads to hard surfaces such as the ground, rocks,…

Thousands upon thousands of acres are lost in forest fires every year. There are so many horrible effects from fires and most of them affect so many people. Studies have shown that out of all of the different methods to decrease fire damage, prescribed burns are the most effective. Prevention is the key to society these days and is definitely an important factor in saving lives. Reduction of fuels, prevention of vegetative communities, and improvement of wildlife habitat are happening because of…

Western Cordillera After nearly 720 km of walking, I’ve arrived at one of the highest points in the Western Cordillera. My legs and back are sore from climbing the steep and twisting mountains, while my entire body is frozen from the ice and snow. But the sight I see now is definitely worth it. Everywhere, all of it, is beautiful. The mountains I see are the very jewels of nature, hardly affected by the booming forces of erosion. These are colossal proofs of the Western’s Cordillera’s status as…

On October 25th I visited a park called Discovery Green for the first time. The park is located downtown in the heart of Houston at 1500 McKinney St. This earth-rooted venue is has lots of space for you to enjoy yourself and is surrounded by lots of big trees. This looks like a fantastic park for families or parents that want to find fun activities for their children. The very unique park has art structure that represents Houston and interesting paintings, in which it gives a nice background for…