Week 7 Earth Science Worksheet
KEN ICHI KOMIYA
What I Have Learned
1. Water is very disproportionately distributed
throughout the surface. It is unexpected and
somewhat unthinkable that less than 3 percent of the
water on earth is freshwater. According
to the United States, geological surveys do not have
access to most of these three percent.
Over 68% of the Earth's freshwater is in ice caps and
glaciers, and over 30% of 3444 is in
groundwater. Only about 0.3% of our freshwater is
found in the surface waters of lakes, rivers
and swamps. Of all the water on earth, more than 99%
of the water on earth is unusable for
humans and many other organisms.
2. The direction and amount of flow between surface
and groundwater resources is known as
the connection between groundwater and surface
water. The direction and size of these
streams can be affected by topography, geology and
climate. Groundwater and surface
water are so complex that it is difficult to assess their
interactions. However, various methods
are available to measure connectivity and better
understand the process of controlling the
transport of water from the surface to underground
reservoirs.
3. It seems unusual and unexpected that our planet is
actually very short of water to support
both terrestrial and aquatic life. This amazing
perception gives rise to the perception that this
resource needs to be used wisely. As an 11th student,
the important first step is to train yourself
and future generations to pay attention to how to use
water resources wisely.
What I Have Learned
1. Water is essential for life. We need water to be able
to survive. Water that is safe for humans to
drink is called potable water. Potable water is not pure
water because it almost always
contains dissolved impurities. For water to be potable,
it must have sufficiently low levels of
dissolved salts and microbes.
2. Excessive irrigation can affect water quality by
causing erosion, transporting nutrients,
pesticides, and heavy metals, or decreasing the amount
of water that flows naturally in
streams and rivers. It can also cause a buildup of
selenium, a toxic metal that can harm
waterfowl reproduction. Due to these, Water quality
entering an agricultural area is critical to
the availability of water in our barangay
3. Our water resources are have been under threat
from different factors, majority of these are
‘cause by human activities. Some of the activities are
the use of fertilizers, manures, and
pesticides, animal husbandry activities, inefficient
irrigation practices, deforestation of woods,
aquaculture, pollution from industrial effluents and
domestic sewage, mining, Sedimentation,
climate change, landscape changes, urban growth and
recreational activities are all
anthropogenic factors that affect water quality,
4. There are a lot ways of how to sustain our water
resources but also, most of these are still not
followed by many. I think the very first thing to do is
to educate each one of us of how to use
water wisely, not just to educate but also be the
influencer, show how to use the water wisely,
show how important water and for the upcoming
generations. When we already know how
we use water resources properly, know the
consequences of overuse, remedies and measures
to prevent fresh water issues, we can make better
consumer, voter, and community member
decisions.