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Distribution of Earths Water
Directions Go to the BLOG or Ikeepbookmarks.com; Alleyne; Processes of the
Hydrosphere (13); Start here Hydrology (25)
; 12 16 _2016 Distribution of Earth's
Water _location_water_on_the_earth
; Crash Course Kids 14.1: The Basics of Fresh Water
Predict: How much water is present on the Earth, and where is all this water? ______________
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Where is Earth's water located and in what forms does it exist? You
can see how water is distributed by viewing these bar charts. The leftside bar shows where the water on Earth exists; about _____ percent
of all water is in the _______. The middle bar shows the
Look at the data table below. What is the 1 major thing the data table is trying to tell you? Why did you
think this? _______________________________________________________________________
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2. Notice how of the world's total water supply the Oceans, Seas, & Bays make up how much water in cubic
miles? ____________________ What does that mean for someone who lives in Georgia? ____________
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California? _____________________________________________________________________________
3. The data table shows the total global water what is the difference of salt water to fresh water in cubic
miles? _________________________________________________________________________
4. What category in cubic miles accounts for the smallest water use. _____________________________
5. In cubic miles what category of fresh water is the largest? ________________________ is this
accessible to all people? Why or why not?
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7. Describe groundwater, lakes, rivers, and streams. Out of these water sources, where do
we get most of our water?
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8. Label the diagram below for Saltwater, Freshwater Frozen/Unavailable, Freshwater Available
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Problem
Your Earth science class is conducting an experiment to determine the salt concentrations in an estuary, a place
where a freshwater river flows into the salty seawater of an ocean. You have been told that in the inland portion of
an estuary, the less-dense river water overrides the denser seawater.
You have collected seven samples of water from different locations in the estuary. You have also collected a sample
of pure river water and a sample of pure seawater. You make concentrated samples by boiling each estuary sample
until it is reduced to 250 mL. Then you fill seven test tubes halfway with each concentrated sample. Next, you
make reference samples in seven more test tubes. The table shows the contents of each reference test tube.
Study the illustration and table and answer the questions that follo w.