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HYDROSPHERE

HYDROSPHERE - IES Las EncinasThe mass of water that forms part of the Earth’s surface is called the hydrosphere. This includes water in all three states. Fresh water has a concentraon

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HYDROSPHERE

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•  WateronEarth•  Proper-esofwater(I)•  Proper-esofwater(II)•  Theimportanceofwaterforlivingthings•  Thewatercycle•  Usesofwater•  Waterpollu-on•  Purifica-onofwater•  Wastewatertreatment

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Thehydrosphere

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WATERONEARTH

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Thehydrosphere

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ThemassofwaterthatformspartoftheEarth’ssurfaceiscalledthehydrosphere.Thisincludeswaterinallthreestates.

Freshwaterhasaconcentra-onofdissolvedsaltsequalorlessthan0,2gramsofsaltsperlitre.

Freshwatercontainsanaverageof35gramsofsaltsperlitre.

Atmosphericandsurface

water0,4%

Freshwater2,5%

Groundwater30,1%

Permafrost0,8%Glaciars

68,7%

Freshwaterlakes

67,4%

Groundhumidity12,2%

Atmosphere9,5%

Otherwetlands8,5%

Rivers1,6%

Plantsand

animals0,8%

Totalwater100%

Oceans97,5%

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PROPERTIESOFWATER(I)

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Waterisamoleculeformedbythecombina-onoftwohydrogenatomsandoneoxygenatom(H2O).

•  Pureliquidwaterisacolourless,odourlessandtasteless.

•  Atroomtemperature,waterisliquid.However,itcanchangestatewhenitisliquidorsolid.

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PROPERTIESOFWATER(II)

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•  Thedensityofwaterislowerinasolidstatethanitisinaliquidstate.

•  Waterhasaveryhighheatcapacity,whichmeansitisagoodtemperatureregulator.

•  Waterisknownastheuniversalsolvent.

•  WaterparXcipatesinmanychemicalreacXons.

•  Waterdisplaysahighadhesivecapacity.Thischaracteris-cisfundamentalforsomeofitsproper-essuchascapilarity,incompressibilityandsurfacetension.

Glasscapillary

GlassAdhesiveforces

Watermolecules

Pressureexerted

Pressureexerted

Gas

Gas

Liquid

Liquid

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THEIMPORTANCEOFWATERFORLIVINGTHINGS

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•  Itallowslifeunderice.

•  Wateristhemajorcomponentforlivingthings.

•  Ittransportsnutrientsforcellsandwastesubstancestoberemovedfromtheorganisms.

•  Itdeterminestheclimateofthehabitats.

•  Itisemployedbysomelivingthingstoregulatetheirowntemperature.

•  Capilarityallowsnutrientstocirculatethroughconduc-vevesselsinplants.

•  Thehighadhesivecapacityofwatermoleculesandtheirincompressibilityallowsthemtofunc-onasaskeletonincertainanimals(hydrosta-cskeleton),andmakesplantsturgid(rigid).

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THEWATERCYCLE

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ThewatercycleisthegroupofprocessesthatallowwatertochangestateandtravelbetweentheatmosphereandtheEarth’ssurfaceinacyclicalmovement.TheenergysourcesthatactasanengineofthiscycleofprocessesaretheSunandtheforceofgravity.

Waterfrommel-ngsnowjoinssurfacewaters.

Waterfromcloudsprecipitatesasrain,hailorsnow.

Inthetroposphere,watervapourcoolsandcondensesforming

clouds.

TheSunheatstheEarth’ssurfaceandevaporatesseawaterandcon-nentalwater.

Surfacewatersformwatersurfacerunoffsthatmovetowardstheseaundertheforceofgravity.

Someofthewaterfromprecipita-oninfiltrates(filters)intotheground,forminggroundwater.

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Consequencesofthewatercycle

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•  Thewatercycleandtheatmosphere

-Thepresenceofwaterintheatmosphereisresponsibleforthedifferencesinclimateandprecipita-on.

•  Thewatercycleandthegeosphere

-Waterchangesthesurfaceofthecon-nentalcrustbypar-cipa-ngintheshapingofreliefandmodifyinglandscapes.

•  Thewatercycleandthebiosphere

-Thebalancethatthewatercyclemaintainsinterrestrialecosystemscanbealteredbyhumanac-on.

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USESOFWATER

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•  Non-consumpXveuse:usedwaterisreturnedtothewatercyclewithoutasignificantaltera-oninitsquality.

•  ConsumpXveuse:thewaterweuseisnotreturnedtothewatercycle.

-Industrialuse:itrepresents9%ofthetotalconsump-veuse

inSpain.

-DomesXcuse:itrepresents12%ofthetotaluseinSpain.

-Agriculturaluse:itrepresents79%of

thetotalconsump-veuse.

-RecreaXonalacXviXes

-AcXviXesrelatedtotransport

-Obtainmentofhydroelectric

power

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WATERPOLLUTION

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WaterpolluXonisthealtera-oninthecomposi-onofwaterthatmakesitinadequateforitsintendeduse.

•  SurfacewaterpolluXon

•  SeasandoceanspolluXon

-Oilslick-Surfacewaterpollu-onthatdischargesonthem.

- PolluXon from agriculture and livestock farming: the use of herbicides,pes-cidesandfer-lisers.-DomesXcpolluXon:waterpollutedbydomes-cuseiscalledwastewater.-IndustrialpolluXon:pollu-onwithtoxicmetalsorincreasingwatertemperature.

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DRINKINGWATERTREATMENT

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Drinkingwatertreatmentistheprocessbywhichwateristreatedtomakeitsuitableforhumanconsump-on.

1.Oncewaterisobtained,itpassesthroughgrilles8andfiltersthatremovelargersolidobjects.

2.ThewaterisconductedtosedimentaXontanksforsmallerpar-clestodeposit. 3.FlocculaXonsubstancesareadded

tothewatertojoinitspar-cles.Smallimpuri-esstayatthebo_om.Then,thewaterisfilteredagaintoremoveremainingimpuri-es.

4.Then,thewaterundergoesdisinfecXon,usingultravioletraysorchlorine.Finally,itisstoredintankstobedistributed.

rain

pump

reservoir

pump

filtersedimenta-on

tank

floccula-ontank

mechanicalsepara-ongrille

chlorina-on

watertank

totheconsumer

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WASTEWATERTREATMENT

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Wastewatertreatmentistheprocessthateliminatestoxicsubstancesandothersubstancesdangeroustotheenvironment.

filter

screeningtank

mud

sedimenta-ontank

air

aera-ontank

biologicalfilters

rotarysprinkler

totheriver

2.InthesedimentaXontanks,thesmallerpar-clesgotothebo_om.Organicma_erandmicroorganismsarealsodeposited,formingsludge.

1.Thefilterandscreeningtankretainthelargermaterialsatthebeginningoftheprocess.

Mudcanbetreatedandthenusedforcompos-ngandfer-lisingpurposes.

3.TheaeraXontankprovidesoxygen,whichisthenusedbyaerobicmicroorganismsinthebiologicalfilters.Thesemicroorganismsdigestorganicma_ercontainedinthewater.

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