Day 20 of 366 Day Project
“Magic is everywhere, explore & be amazed everyday!”
“Close up Bubbles from the ocean waves on the beach”
Today I stood in the small waves on the beach and watched the waves surround my feet, splashing up making the tiniest bubbles around me. Then the water would retract, attempting to suck my feet back out to sea with it. Fascinating and magical to stop and watch the motion of the ocean and waves.
So how does wave energy work? It is just another form of solar energy. This might sound odd, but just consider that waves start from wind, which forms as a result of the sun’s heating on earth.
Wind is also responsible for our very powerful waves. As wind rushes up along the water, the friction causes ripples. Wind continues to push against these ripples in a snowball effect that eventually creates a large wave.
Interestingly, waves move energy, not water, far distances. Water works as the medium through which kinetic energy, or energy in motion, passes. The water is moving, of course, but only in a circular motion. In other words, water particles work as rollers in a conveyor belt do – they rotate in order to move the belt on top forward, but they themselves don’t go forward in the process. This is why buoys will rise and fall in a vertical motion with the water.
So next time you stand in the surf, stop and take time to explore and be amazed with what surrounds you and it’s creation.
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