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Water System
All the water on Earth, including salt water, fresh water, aquifers, and ice caps, is part of the Earth's water system.
Water Recycling
Water on Earth is a fixed amount and is constantly __, emphasizing the importance of conserving and not polluting water.
Importance of Water in Human Body
Water is essential for human survival, present in every cell, tissue, and organ, regulating temperature, supporting organ systems, and aiding in waste removal.
States of Water
Water exists in three states - solid (ice), liquid (standard water), and gas (vapor), with its state dependent on heat levels.
Desalination
The process of removing salt from ocean water, crucial in combating water scarcity and providing clean drinking water.
The impact of water scarcity
It led to damaged habitats, decreased freshwater availability, and contamination issues, affecting plant and animal life globally.
Salinity
The measure of salt in water, influencing the quality and usability of water resources.
Water Sustainability
Various Indigenous practices contribute to water protection, exemplified by areas like Edehzhie, preserving spiritual and ecological significance.
Water Importance and Changes
Water is vital for Earth's survival, supporting life and changing states based on temperature, transitioning between ice, liquid, and vapor.
Water and Climate
Understanding the percentage of freshwater vs. saltwater, heat capacity, moderation, microclimates, and coastal storms.
Evaporation
When liquid becomes a gas. [e.g In the Water Cycle, it turns bodies of water such as lakes & rivers into water vapor.]
Condensation
When a gas becomes liquid. [e.g In the Water Cycle, clouds made from water vapor cannot hold any more water and then it starts to precipitate, which is the gas-to-liquid change.]
Precipitation
Is the waterfall from clouds. This includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail. It falls back into the soil.
Ground Water
Water inside the ground within soil and rock.
Watershed
An area of land where all the water eventually collects into a lake or a river.
The water cycle
The process of water converting from the 3 states (solid, liquid, gas) and it circulates between Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land and this process is fueled by the Sun’s energy.
Deposition
When gas becomes solid. [e.g When water vapor is exposed to extremely cold temperatures, it can become a solid before it becomes liquid.]
Freezing
When liquid becomes solid. [e.g Water being frozen to make ice cubes.]
Sublimation / Sublimate
Where solid directly becomes gas. [e.g: Dry ice __ into carbon dioxide gas.]
Heat Capacity
The ability to absorb/store heat. [e.g Water absorbs heat slower than]
Moderation
To change [e.g how water affects the temperature in the surrounding land].
Aquifers
Reserves of underground freshwater [e.g A lot of water is stored underground as it travels through soil & rock.]
Large bodies of water
Lakes, Rivers, Ponds
Micro-Climate
A small area of a larger region that will experience different climate than the region around it.
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