Interesting Facts About Liquid

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• Shape Shifter
Liquids are shape shifters meaning that they will take the shape of whatever environment it is. For example as the water flows in the river, it takes shape whatever the surrounding is because liquids do not have a fixed shape. Also, if liquid is poured from a glass to a bowl, the liquid’s volume stays the same but the shape changes.

• Liquid Reserves
Dams are used worldwide to provide storage for drinkable water, for producing electricity, for supplying irrigation waters to farmers, and also for flood controlling. One of the most efficient way to produce energy, it provides the majority of the electrical supply all over the world. Over $2 trillion has been spent on making dams worldwide.

• Ocean Waves
Liquids, like the ocean, can form different kinds of waves that can cause a lot of damage to infrastructures and to human lives. Waves that are caused by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are called tsunamis. Tsunamis can get tens to hundreds of kilometers above the sea level. Waves that we usually saw in the waters are called wind-driven waves. And waves that are formed by the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon are called tidal waves.

• Liquid vs. Solid
Both solid and liquid are called as condensed phases because their particles are close to each other. Solid particles are tightly packed where particles are not easily allowed to pass through while liquid particles even though being closed to one another can easily allow particles to pass through. That is the reason why we can’t walk on water.

• Liquid Volume

The volume of a liquid is measured by the amount of space it takes up. So, even if the container with the same amount of liquid changes, the volume of the liquid will not change. Liquid are measured by liters or gallons just for this varied reason.

• Liquid Viscosity
Viscosity is the measure of the liquids ability to flow. Honey’s viscosity is higher than normal liquids like water. Viscosity describes the friction of a moving liquid, meaning that honey has a larger resistant against motion that makes lot of friction. Liquids with low viscosity means that they produce less friction, thus having less resistant against motion making them flow easier versus those who have higher viscosities.

• Hydrologic Cycle
Hydrologic cycle is another term for water cycle. This cycle shows how water flows throughout our ecosystem. Waters from different bodies of water undergo evaporation forming water vapor. Thousands of water vapor particles took the form of clouds and releases its liquid on the ground in the form of rain or snow in the process of precipitation. Waters that is rained down the rivers flows into other bodies of water and the cycle continues.
Some process involving the removal of heat from liquids are the following:

• Evaporation

If heat is added to liquid it will evaporate and form water vapor in the air. The process that turns liquid into gas (water vapor) is called evaporation. Evaporation is one of the processes found in the water cycle.

• Condensation
If heat is removed from water vapor it will condense and turn into liquid. The process that turned gas (water vapor) into liquid is called condensation. This is another process that can be found in the water cycle.

• Freezing
If heat is removed from liquid it will freeze and from ice. The process that turns liquid into solid (ice) is called freezing. The freezing point of the liquid is the exact temperature where it will turn into ice.

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