THE SCIENCE OF FUN THE SCIENCE OF WATER PARKS BY MARTHA LONDON CONTENT CONSULTANT David Lamp PhD Associate Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy Texas Tech University Cover image Many aspects of science are on display at a water park Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks com
CHAPTER ONE MAKING A SPLASH thumbs-up The rider pushes himself the lifeguard gives the rider a waterslide It is dark inside the tunnel The slide into the tunnel at the entrance to the has a steep drop right away and the rider picks up speed on the slippery slide Jets of water push him along He rounds a long curve and dips down again Then the tunnel opens up The rider can see the blue sky He zips around a few tight turns The rider keeps his arms crossed over At the top of a waterslide riders give a push to start sliding 5
