Thursday, April 15, 2010

Elearning part 2 reg.2

What would happen if the freezing point of water became 10 degrees C?

Just imagine.
If you were living in a country where there are four seasons.
Winter is here! its below 10 degrees and its time to go out and build a snowman!
But, you got thristy. so you brought a cup of water outside.
And before you could even drink it, it froze!

So if this really happened,
People in Korea, China, New york, Italy etc.
They wont be able to drink any water outside during winter.

What if, that cold country happens to have waterfalls.
Beautiful frozen or unfrozen right?

But what happens to the fishes? or any wildlife that lives in the waterfall?
Technically, If the fish was even used to the winter time,
they would probably find it normal if the water was at 10 degrees.
But what if it was at 10 degrees and all the water got frozen.
All the wildlife in that waterfall would die.
You can't expect them to swim away in ice right?

What if all the rain became ice once it reached the ground?

On the plus side, It does make that spot look like a winter wonderland.
I would like to see how you sit on it!

The same thing goes for this frozen boat.

100% beautiful.
but how are you going to set sail?
If this was a fisherman's boat, He would have to miss one day of catching fish.
But then again, all the water would be frozen.
So there would be no reason for him to fish for fish popsicles.

What if a tidal wave got frozen?

It does make a good tourist attraction.
But what if there was a sudden drastic change of temperature?
The ice would melt and flood the area with freezing cold water.
What if the innocent tourist just wanted to take a picture and did not know how to swim?
Forget it, I doubt the drastic change of temperture would be that drastic.

And how would the farmers water their crops during winter?


As you can see, the freezing point of water can really affect our lives.
Although Singapore would not get affected if this really happened,
I'm glad it did'nt.
Because I love the fact that the freezing point of water is zero (:

Have you all ever heard of the saying
"freeze your butt off?"

7 comments:

  1. The question is asking about what will happen when if the freezing point became 10 degrees Celsius right? But you are saying about what will happen if the water become -10 degrees Celsius.

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  2. shijie: I think you read my post wrong.
    Because i think I made it very obvious i was talking about 10 degrees.

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  3. >Shi jie.
    Yes. You're right. But her research also got link to the question. Just that she didn't mention about the particle of water.

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  4. If this happen, the world climate will start to changes. Countries that have a usual temperature below 10 degrees C will be frozen,and it will not only happen to the water but the whole country.
    For countries that have a usual temperature above 10 degrees C, their climate will turn colder. this will be good to some of the countries like - Africa, Egypt, etc. Further more, the temperature of boiling point also increases. Meaning it will take longer for us to boil water!

    Although i wish Singapore will turn cooler, but this will affect the world climate changes! Animal that live in a humid habitat might not be able to get use of the changes in temperature. This whole thing will affect the food chain! So, it's best to remain as zero degree C.

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  5. Kuyeng: thanks for the comment (:
    but do I need to write about particles? ><
    because the question is what would happen..
    not what happens..
    need anot ah?

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  6. 10degree celcius is cool also.. freeze water in refrigerator don't need so long.get ice more quickly haha.interesting post !

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  7. I agree that it could attracts tourists.For exmaple of the tidal waves.It's is so beautiful and cool!

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