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Water Resources

Water is essential to life on Earth. Humans can live for more than month without food, but we can live for only a few days without water . Two kinds of water found on Earth: Fresh water Salt water. Water Resources. The Water Cycle. 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water,

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Water Resources

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  1. Water is essential to life on Earth. Humans can live for more than month without food, but we can live for only a few days without water. • Two kinds of water found on Earth: • Fresh water • Salt water Water Resources

  2. The Water Cycle

  3. 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, • 97 percent of Earth’s water is salt water in oceans and seas. • 3% of fresh water on Earth, 77 percent is frozen in glaciers and polar icecaps. • About 1% of the water on Earth is liquid fresh water that humans can use. Global Water Distribution

  4. The fresh water we use comes mainly from lakes and rivers and from a relatively narrow zone beneath the Earth’s surface. Global Water Distribution

  5. Surface wateris all the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow, that are found above the ground. Surface Water

  6. A river systemis a flowing network of rivers and streams draining a river basin. • The Amazon River system is the largest river system in the world as it drains an area of land that is nearly the size of Europe. River Systems

  7. A watershedis the area of land that is drained by a water system. • Rapidly melting snow as well spring and summer rains can dramatically increase the amount of water in a watershed. Watersheds

  8. Watersheds

  9. Groundwateris the water that is beneath the Earth’s surface. Groundwater

  10. An aquifer is a body or rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater. • The water table forms the upper boundary of an aquifer, and most aquifers consist of materials such as rock, sand, and gravel that have a lot of spaces where water can accumulate. Aquifers

  11. Porosity is the percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces. • Water in an aquifer is stored in the pore spaces and flows form one pore space to another. • The more porous a rock is, the more water it can hold. Porosity

  12. Permeabilityis the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through it open spaces or pores. • The most productive aquifers usually form in permeable materials, such as sandstone, limestone, or layers of sand and gravel. Permeability

  13. The recharge zone is an area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer. • Recharge zones are environmentally sensitive areas because any pollution in the recharge zone can also enter the aquifer. The Recharge Zone

  14. The Recharge Zone

  15. A hole that is dug or drilled to reach groundwater is called a well. Wells

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