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D ISTRIBUTION OF W ATER ON E ARTH Chapter 1C - Hydrology Messana Science 8
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8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans. 8.E.1.1 Explain the structure of the hydrosphere including: Water distribution on earth Local river basins and water availability
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THIRST VIDEO http://www.slideshare.net/jbrenman/thirst
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T HE H YDROSPHERE Hydrosphere: the part of Earth that contains water 97% of Earth’s water is salt water Only 3% is fresh water: ( 30% groundwater, 68% frozen, 2% on surface)
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S ALTWATER Oceans cover 71% of Earth’s surface ( about ¾ ) Land takes up 29% of Earth’s surface ( about ¼ ) 2 categories of water in the Hydrosphere…based on Salinity = % salt content Saltwater: 97% of Earth’s water Oceans 35 g salt/kg of water How many oceans are currently recognized today??!!
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F RESHWATER Freshwater: < 1 g salt/kg of water ONLY 3% of Earth’s water is fresh 2/3 of that is frozen in glaciers, ice caps, & icebergs (pieces of glaciers floating in ocean) 1/3 of that is liquid & accessible in lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, or underground
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F RESHWATER R ESOURCES Most freshwater is frozen at the polar ice caps!! Glaciers are masses of ice and snow that move slowly over the Earth’s surface.
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W HERE ’ S THE WATER ?
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The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater System on earth. They contain 84% of North America’s surface freshwater and 21% of the world’s surface fresh water supply. Only the polar ice caps contain more fresh water.
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W ATER : W HERE D OES I T C OME F ROM ? The Water Cycle
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E VAPORATION When water changes from a liquid to a gas (water vapor) What makes the water evaporate?
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C ONDENSATION When water changes from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid Give me an example of condensation…
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P RECIPITATION When water falls from clouds What are forms of precipitation?
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R UN - OFF /A CCUMULATION When water moves from one location to another (run-off) and gathers there (accumulation) What else can the water do?
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T RANSPIRATION Water vapor coming from trees and plants
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P ERCOLATION /I NFILTRATION Water soaking down into the ground through the soil
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WATER CYCLE POP QUIZ Quick!! You have 10 minutes using Play- Doh to construct a model of the water cycle on Earth! – You must include every step of the water cycle – Every student must be able to explain how each step is represented and talk me through the cycle!
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W ATER C YCLE – Q UICK R EVIEW 1. Sun heats the water on the surface of Earth 2. Freshwater evaporates into atmosphere as water vapor (salt in ocean stays behind ) 3. Water vapor cools & condenses on dust particles to form clouds 4. Water falls back to Earth as precipitation in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail 5. Precipitation that hits surface either gets absorbed into ground, stays trapped as standing water, or moves downhill as “run-off” back into lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, oceans **The amount of water on Earth stays the same !!**
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F RESHWATER R ESOURCES 1/3 of Earth’s freshwater is groundwater!! Groundwater forms when water moves through soils and sediment and collects in spaces underground. An aquifer is a rock layer that stores water in the spaces between the rock and allows water to flow through it.
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W ATER D RAINAGE P ATTERNS Precipitation hits the surface of Earth 1.) If Permeable/Pervious Surface = water will sink in Ex: Sand, Gravel, Dirt 2.) If Impermeable/Impervious Surface = water will not sink in, may be trapped in basin OR may run off from high low elevation Ex: Red Clay, Cement, Asphalt
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W ATER D RAINAGE P ATTERNS Divide = high ridge of land from which water will flow in different directions Watershed/River Drainage Basin = drainage area where all water from one side of a divide flows, all water flows to one central river based on the topography (curves/elevation) of the land What River Basin do we live in?? Catawba River Wateree River Santee River Atlantic Ocean!
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E XAMINE A W ATERSHED
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P OSSIBLE W ATER F LOW E XAMPLE Precipitation Land Flows Downhill Stream River Larger River OR Lake Estuary = mix of fresh & salt water in a bay Ocean !!...all water ends up here
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G ROUNDWATER Water that seeps into the soil & is pulled down by gravity Can move or sit under the surface if there are spaces between the rock/soil particles (permeable) Water will seep down until it hits an impermeable surface, then fill up from there ( like your bathtub with the drain closed !) The region filled with ground water = Saturation Zone The top surface of this area = Water Table
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W ATER T ABLE & S ATURATION Z ONE
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A QUIFERS Underground permeable rock or sediment that contains water Particles in ground act like filter to water!!
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O GALLALA A QUIFER – UNDER U.S. Huge source of freshwater for drinking & irrigation in the U.S. Depleting at alarming rate… “The average annual depletion rate between 2000 and 2007 was more than twice that during the previous fifty years!”
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G ROUNDWATER TO THE S URFACE V IA … 1.) Man-made Well – pipe dug into ground to extract water from aquifer 2.) Artesian Well – water flows naturally to surface because it’s under pressure 3.) Spring – water flows to surface because surface of land dips below water table 4.) Hot Spring/Geyser – water heated up by rocks, pushes up to surface due to pressure
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M AN -M ADE W ELL
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A RTESIAN W ELL & S PRING
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G EYSER IN I CELAND – Y OU T UBE C LIP http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DW-daow- LojM&sa=U&ei=n65CT8aeApDcgge2o63lCw&ve d=0CCgQtwIwAg&usg=AFQjCNEpLlDlSzVPx4a S-Tu3nfBc1pCkKw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tShhZvvIM84 &feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ3CKgZEitw &feature=player_embedded#http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ3CKgZEitw &feature=player_embedded#! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTqLQO3L4Ko
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