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three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. As a solid, ice, it forms glaciers, frozen
lakes and rivers, snow, hail, and frost. It is liquid as rain and dew, and it covers
three-quarters of the earth's surface in swamps, lakes, rivers, and oceans. Water
also occurs in the soil and beneath the earth's surface as a vast groundwater
reservoir. As gas, or water vapor, it occurs as fog, steam, and clouds.
See whether you are able to mention ten examples of water wastage,
water pollution or indiscriminate use of water.
The largest part of planet Earth is covered by water (70%). That is why
Earth looks blue on photos that are taken from satellites.
As a result of the warming effect of the sun, this water is not icy cold
everywhere.
The warming effect causes a huge amount of water to rise into the air
every day as itevaporates from dams, rivers, lakes and oceans.
When conditions are favourable, the water in the clouds falls to earth
again in the form of rain. This process repeats itself continuously and
we refer to it as the water cycle.
Here are few things you can do to help save water!!
3] just to rinse- don’t run the water while you brush your teeth… just to
rinse the brush and clean the sink.
5] stop the drop- find a leaky faucet around the house? Tell a parent so
it can get fixed! Leaks waste water.
Food and agriculture are the largest consumers of water, requiring one
hundred times more than we use for personal needs. Up to 70 % of the
water we take from rivers and groundwater goes into irrigation, about
10% is used in domestic applications and 20% in industry. Currently,
about 3600 km3 of freshwater are withdrawn for human use. Of these,
roughly half is really consumed as a result of evaporation,
incorporation into crops and transpiration from crops. The other half
recharges groundwater or surface flows or is lost in unproductive
evaporation. Up to 90% of the water withdrawn for domestic use is
returned to rivers and aquifers as wastewater and industries typically
consume only about 5% of the water they withdraw.
This wastewater from domestic sewage systems and industries should
be treated before being dismissed. he amount of water involved in
agriculture is significant and most of it is provided directly by rainfall. A
rough calculation of global water needs for food production can be
based on the specific water requirements to produce food for one
person.
4. For cleaning.
5. For plants and animals to live in.
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The ways in which having running water in the home makes life easier.