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By: Lekhana,

Michelle, Nakshatra, Niranjana,


Parvana, Shambhavi, Samriddhi
WATER
 Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula h20.
 It is a transparent, tasteless , odorless and colourless chemical
substance which is vital for all known forms of life ,despite not
providing food energy or organic micronutrients.
 It is the main constitute of earths hydrosphere and the fluids of living
organisms (in which it acts as a solvent ).
WATER ON EARTH
Earth has about 332.5 million cubic miles of water which is distributed
in many ways:-
 OCEANS: contain 97% of earths water
 GLACIER AND ICE : contain a significant portion of earths freshwater
 UNDERGROUND: contains water in aquifiers and soil moisture
 RIVERS AND LAKES: contains small amount of freshwater but are the
main source of water for people
 ATMOSPHERE: contains water vapour
Importance Of
Water
• All organisms need water to sustain life on earth . It is so as all cellular
processes take place in a water medium .
• All the reactions that take place within our body and within cells occur
between substances that are dissolved in water .
• Substances are also transported from one part of the body to the other in
a dissolved form .
• Terrestrial life forms require fresh water because their bodies cannot
tolerate the high amounts of dissolved salts in saline water .
• Thus water sources need to be easily accessible for animals and plants to
survive on land .
Uses Of Water
• Availability of water decides not only the number of individuals of each species that are
able to survive in a particular area, but it also decides the diversity of life there .
• Only the availability water does not determine the sustainability of life in a region ,but
water is a major resource that determines life on land .
• Water is used in various ways for various things in our daily life ,but is mainly used for
sustainability of life and daily uses in life .

Some Facts On
Water
• About 75% of the human brain and 75% of a living tree is water .
• Frozen water is 9% lighter than water ,which explains why ice floats .
• Water regulates the temperature on earth .
• Water makes up about 66 percent of the human body .
• There is the same amount of water on earth as there was when the earth was formed .
What is Water Pollution?
Water is a very vital resource in the world. Water pollution occurs when
harmful substances contaminate a water body:
• It dissolves the fertilizers and pesticides that we use on farms and mixes
with the water bodies in run-off.
• Sewage from our towns and cities and the waste from factories are also
dumped into rivers or lakes.
• Specific industries also use water for cooling in various operations and
later return this hot water to water-bodies. Another manner in which the
temperature of the water in rivers can be affected is when water is
released from dams.
All this can affect the life-forms that are found in these water bodies in
various ways. It can affect the balance between various organisms which had
been established in the system.
Effects of water pollution-
Water-pollution leads to the following effects:
• The addition of undesirable substances to water-bodies: These
substances could be the fertilizers or pesticides used in farming, or could
be poisonous substances, like mercury salts used in paper-industries.
These could also be disease-causing organisms.
• The removal of desirable substances from water-bodies: Dissolved
oxygen is used by the animals and plants that live in water. Any change
that reduces the amount of this oxygen would adversely affect these
organisms. Nutrients could also be depleted from the water bodies.
• A change in temperature: Aquatic organisms are used to a certain range
of temperature in water, and a sudden change in this temperature would
be dangerous for them or affect their breeding. The eggs and larvae of
various animals are particularly susceptible to temperature changes.
HOW TO PREVENT WATER –
POLLUTION

?
The methods to prevent are –
• The sewage should not be dumped directly into the rivers. To remove the organic
matter from it in the form of manure, it should first be handled at the sewage
treatment plant.
• To save aquatic life, the use of excess fertilizers and pesticides should be
prevented.
• It is necessary to minimize the use of synthetic detergent or use biodegradable
detergents.
• Dead human and animal bodies should not be taken into the rivers.
How to prevent water – pollution ?
• The methods to prevent are –
Enforcing Laws to Prevent Water Pollution
We should strictly follow all the laws regarding water pollution
Industries should behave more responsibly
Avoiding hazardous material
Cleaning of drains
Recycling and Reuse of water
Condensation

Evaporation
Wat
Cycle
Precipitation

er
Condensation
The Water
● Cycle
The water cycle,also known as
hydrologic cycle,is the continuous
movement of water in which it
evaporates and falls back on land as
rain through rivers.
● As it falls back on land, some of it
seeps into the soil and becomes a
part of the underground reservoir of
fresh water which can be accessed
through springs wells or tube wells.
● As water flows through rocks
containing soluble minerals,some of
them gets dissolved in the water,thus
making rivers rich in minerals
1. Evaporation

In the water cycle, evaporation occurs


when sunlight warms the surface of the
water which causes water to evaporate
from oceans, lakes and streams.
Evaporation occurs when liquid water
on Earth's surface turns into water
vapor in our atmosphere
• The fallen precipitation is then “collected” in bodies of water
from where it will eventually evaporate back into the air,
beginning the cycle all over again.
• How it is collected, depends on where it lands. Some will fall
directly into lakes, rivers or the sea, from where it will
evaporate and begin the cycle all over again.
• If the water falls on vegetation, it may evaporate from leaves
back into the air, or trickle down to the ground. Some of this
water may then be taken up by the plant roots in the earth.
• In cold climates, the precipitation may build up on land as
snow, ice or glaciers. If temperatures rise, the ice will melt to
COLLECTION liquid water and then soak into the ground, or flow into rivers
or the ocean.
• Water that reaches land directly may flow across the ground
and collect in the oceans, rivers or lakes. This water is called
“surface run-off“.
• Some of the precipitation will instead soak (or “infiltrate”) into
the soil, from where it will slowly move through the ground
until eventually reaching a river or the ocean
• How can you reduce water
pollution during
Quiz agricultural practices?

• A form of condensation seen


in nature.

• What kind of processes take place


in a water medium ?

• The water cycle is also known as___.


• Ocean contains _%of earth's

Quiz
water

• On what does water collection


depend on?

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