THE WATER
Water quantity (percentage)
Fresh Water
2.79%
29.6%=subterranean water
0.4%=lakes and rivers
70%=icebergs and glaciers
Salt Water
97.21%
For what we can use water?
Food:
Aquaculture is the farming of
ocean plants and animals. Fish
farming is the raising of fish and
shellfish on special farms.
Energy Source:
Oil and gas are found under the
sea. Scientists are looking for
ways to turn the force of tides
and waves into energy.
Waterways:
Oceans and seas are used as
waterways to transport
people and commercial
goods.
Tourism:
The sea and the cost have become a resource for tourism. They attract large number of visitors and create many jobs
Drinking Water:
Some regions have places called
desalination plants, which extract
the minerals and salt from seawater
and turn it into drinking water.
The Hydrosphere is made up of all the water in the water in the oeans, seas, rivers, lakes, polar ice caps and glaciers as well groudwater and the vapour in the atmosphere
Water Composition
Sea Water Minerals
chlorine, 55%
Sodium 30.6%
Other, 6.4%
Sulfate, 8%
The Water Cycle
Precipitacion
Infiltracion
Evaporation
Condensation