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    THE HYDROSPHERE

    PILAR BELTRÁN
    IES SAN ISIDRO
    HYDROSPHERE
    • Water on the Earth
    • It is found on, under and above the Earth surface
    • 3 states: solid, liquid, gas
    • Water
    – From the oceans
    • Seawater = salt water
    – On land:
    • Surface: rivers, lakes,..
    • Ice: glaciers, icebergs, …
    • Groundwater: aquifers
    IMPORTANCE OF WATER FOR LIFE
    • 65% of human body
    • Water content in the human
    body varies depending on:
    – Person’s age
    – Part of the body
    • We have to renew water
    supply:
    – Evaporates
    – Lost in:
    • Urine
    • Sweat
    • Tears
    IMPORTANCE OF WATER FOR LIFE
    • Medium in which chemical reactions occur
    – Metabolism
    • Medium for distribution of substances:
    – 95% of blood is water
    • Prevention of sudden temperature changes:
    – Water hits and cools slowly
    • Vehicle for eliminating waste substances
    – Urine and sweat
    WATER CYCLE
    • Evaporation
    • Evapotranspiration
    • Condensation
    • Precipitation
    • Surface runoff
    • Infiltration
    • Subsurface flow
    VIDEOS
    • Water cycle song:
    • https://
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWb4KlM2vts
    • Water cycle:
    • https://
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pqh6tlEOhs
    • https://
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoGlwTIjHeA
    ONLINE ACTIVITIES
    • http://interactivesites.weebly.com/clouds--wa
    ter-cycle.html
    • http://
    www.geography4kids.com/extras/quiz_wateri
    ntro/index.html
    USES OF WATER
    • Agriculture
    • Domestic
    • Municipal
    • Industrial
    • Commercial
    AGRICULTURE
    DOMESTIC
    MUNICIPAL
    INDUSTRIAL
    COMMERCIAL
    ARE YOU WATER WISE?
    • http://
    www.waterwise.co.za/site/fun/quiz.html
    DRINKING WATER
    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
    • Water pollutants:
    – Solids
    – Liquids: oils, pesticides, fertilizers, untreated waste
    – Biological contaminants: viruses, bacteria
    – Forms of energy: heat, radioactivity
    • Overexploitation of water
    • Alteration of river regimes
    • Salinization of aquifers
    WATER POLLUTANTS
    DAMS
    POSITIVE ACTIONS
    • Clean floating rubbish from lakes, oceans, rivers
    • Regulate the use of pesticides and fertilizers
    • Treat wastewater from industrial and urban sources
    WATER VOCABULARY
    • Seawater/salt water
    • Groundwater
    • Fresh water
    • Drinking water/Potable water
    • Wastewater
    • Wastewater treatment
    • Drinking water treatment
    • To be water smart/ water wise
    QUESTIONS?

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