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Where can water be found underground?

Some water soaks into the soil to become soil water. Some soil water is used by plants and the rest moves through the soil into the underground rocks. Soil water and groundwater form a very small amount of Earth's surface. Many rocks have tiny spaces, where water passes down until it reaches a layer of solid rock. Then the water begins to fill the spaces and cracks in the rocks.

Questions:

1. Where does groundwater collect?
2. Describe the process of how water reaches the underground.
3. Is groundwater more or less than water found in rivers and lakes?

References:

• Baptiste, Prentice. Daniel, Lucy. Hackett, Jay. Moyer, Richard. Stryker, Pamela. Vasquez, Pamela(2002). Science Water Water Everywhere. New York McGraw Hill
• http://web.viu.ca/geoscape/water_from_underground.htm

Where else can water be found?

The difference between a river and a stream is the fact that a stream is flowing water that is smaller than a river. One thing in common is that the water in rivers and streams is fresh water and not salty water. Water can also be found in swamps and marshes where plants such as cattails, rushes and shrubs grow. Ice caps, on the other hand, are very wide, thick sheets of ice that cover large areas of land. Another thing we should know about water is that the types of organisms living in oceans vary depending on depth. A gulf forms when a large body of water reaches into the land. There two factors that determine the organisms that can survive in different gulfs: Climate and the amount of salt.

Questions:

1. Give an example of a saltwater lake.
2. What are glaciers?
3. What is an estuary?

References:

• Baptiste, Prentice. Daniel, Lucy. Hackett, Jay. Moyer, Richard. Stryker, Pamela. Vasquez, Pamela(2002). Science Water Water Everywhere. New York McGraw Hill
• http://portal.unesco.org/geography/en/ev.php-URL_ID=6020&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
• http://jenny-goodman.blogspot.com/2010/10/glaciers-and-icebergs.html

Water, Water Everywhere

Water is found in the atmosphere, which is made up of Earth's gases. Water vapor is more evident over or near bodies of water. Over the desert, for example, there is very little water vapor. A lot of people wonder what the ocean floor looks like. First off, we find the continental shelf, which is a part of the continent that dips gently downward under the water. Beyond the continental shelf, we have the continental slope, which is much steeper and lies between the continental shelf and the ocean floor. The ocean floor is not all flat for it also contains tall mountains, ridges and valleys. The deepest valley is the Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean, which is more than 11,000 meters (36,000 feet) deep.

Questions (Click on "Comments" and type your answer):

1. What is the state of water in the atmosphere?
2. What is another word for "valley"?
3. What is the mid-ocean ridge?

References:

• Macmillan, McGraw-Hill (2002). Science, Water, Water Everywhere. New York, McGraw Hill
• http://www.climateandweather.net/world_weather/influence_weather.htm