Types of water

By George, Barney
and Molly

The topic we will be

starting with is rivers.

Rivers have been used as a source of water, for obtaining

food, for transport, as a defensive measure, for bathing,
and as a means of disposing waste (Wikipedia).

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater,

flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.
In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or
dries up completely before reaching another body of
water.

Small rivers may also be called by several other names,

including stream, creek, brook, rivulet, tributary and rill;
there is no general rule that defines what can be called a
river, although in some countries or communities a
stream may be defined by its size.

Longest ten rivers in the

world!!!
1) Nile 4,132
2) Amazon 3,976
3) Yangtze 3,917
4) Mississippi 3,902
5) Yenisei 3,445
6) Yellow 3,398
7) Ob 3,364
8) Paran 3,030
9) Congo 2,922
10) Amur 2,763

The main rivers

in Northern
Ireland are the
River Bann, the
River Lagan, the
River Foyle and
the Blackwater
River.

Water springs
A water spring is a pool of
fresh water. When this
pool overflows it forms a
river which then travels
down the mountain
starting the water cycle.

Waterfalls
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodi
mages/details/geography/waterfalls.
html

Seas
Mediterranean
Atlantic

Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern
Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean

Most of the
oceans waves
are caused
by the wind
blowing
across the
water

Lakes
Therearemanykindoflakessuchasanoxbow lakeformedofthe
meander
http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch17_anim
ations/animation1.html

Artificiallake:Alakecreatedbyfloodinglandbehinda
dam,calledanimpoundmentorreservoir,
Lavalake:Apoolofmoltenlavacontainedinavolcaniccraterorother
depression.Lavalakesthathavepartlyorcompletelysolidifiedarealso
referredtoaslavalakes.

Snow and Ice

Snow is formed
when the
clouds get
really cold
and it rains
then the rain
is turned into
snow
instantly

Iceiswater
frozeninto
thesolid
state.Ice
appearsin
naturein
formsof
snowflakes,
hail,icicles,
glaciers,
packice,
andentire
polarice
caps.

Mist and fog

Mist is a lots of
small droplets
suspended in air.
It can occur as
part of natural
weather or
volcanic activity,
and is common in
cold air above
warmer water

Fog is a
collection of
water droplets
or ice crystals
suspended in
the air at or
near the
Earth's surface

Rain
Rain

is very
important to people
and animals all over
the world.

Rain

drops range in
size from oblate,
pancake-like shapes
for larger drops, to
small spheres for
smaller drops.

quiz
Is 5% of the world
fresh water???
YES
NO

quiz
Is 97% of the world
salt water
YES
NO

References
www.Wikipedia.com
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages

/details/geography/waterfalls.html
www.google.co.uk
http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471
480533/animations/ch17_animations/anim
ation1.html
http://bestanimations.com/nature/Water/W
ater.html
http://www.presentermedia.com
http://www.hark.com

Thanks for watching our

PowerPoint on types of water!