8/14/2014

KALYAN SIR: HYDRO SPHERE - WATER

Today's Question

Click Here

HOME POLITY GEOGRAPHY QUICK LOOK GK CURRENT AFFAIRS BIT BANK THINK... About/Contact

Select Language

Pow ered by

Search here.....

Search

Translate

HYDRO SPHERE - WATER

KALYANSIR.COM
WATER:

The water is very important for all forms of life.

The chemical symbol of water is H2O.
Water is a chemical substance.
H2O contains two Hydrogen and one oxygen atoms.
Water is liquid.
The solid state of water is Ice.
The gaseous state of water is stream.
The water is mainly available in 3 forms.
v Ground water
v Surface water
v Ice cap and Vapor.
http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/02/hydro-sphere-water.html

1/8

8/14/2014

KALYAN SIR: HYDRO SPHERE - WATER

The water moves from one pool to the other and is called Hydrological cycle or water
cycle.

(Note: We all know that through rain we get water on to the earth, oceans etc. The same
water evaporates and reaches the atmosphere again precipitates and rains on the earth.
This is Hydrological cycle).
Evaporation: This is the transition of water from liquid state to gaseous state.
Transpiration: This is the diffusion of water into the atmosphere.
Through evaporation and transpiration water is added to the atmosphere.

The amount of water that is added to the atmosphere through evaporation and
transpiration and the amount of water that is returned to the earth in the form of
precipitation (rain) is equal. This is how the global water balance is maintained.

(Note: the important forms of precipitation are rain, snow, hail, sleet etc).
Oceans are the largest reservoirs of the water.

http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/02/hydro-sphere-water.html

2/8

8/14/2014

KALYAN SIR: HYDRO SPHERE - WATER

OCEAN

Out of the total water that is available on the earth more than 97 percent is present in the
oceans.
Ice caps and glaciers account for 2.15 percent of water.
The ice caps are the largest reservoirs of fresh water.

ICE CAPS

The atmosphere contains only 0.001 percent of water.

The amount of the ground water is only 0.635 percent.
The total mass of water put together is called Hydrosphere. (Water covers 71 percent
of the earth surface. Out of this the oceans constitute the majority of the water,
Regarding Oceans we discuss later).
http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/02/hydro-sphere-water.html

3/8

8/14/2014

KALYAN SIR: HYDRO SPHERE - WATER

THE MOST IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FRESH

WATER ON THE EARTH IS PRECIPITATION.

PRECIPITATION

THE MOST COMMON SOURCE OF

GROUND WATER IS SPRING.

Does all the water precipitating from the atmosphere reach the earth?
v The answer is No.
v Some amount is evaporated in the atmosphere.
v Some part will be in the form of snowfall.
v A part is absorbed by the soil in the form of soil water.
v The remaining water flows over the surface and reaches the sea or ocean and is called
runoff water.
v Did you hear Water harvesting? Why is it done?
v Did you hear some places become dry and the people
suffer with lack of drinking water? Do you know why?
http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/02/hydro-sphere-water.html

4/8

8/14/2014

KALYAN SIR: HYDRO SPHERE - WATER

v In some area there is no harvesting of crops because of lack

of water. Where is the water?
v Please think about this, we answer at a later stage.
Now let us try to know some important terms.
v Percolation: This is a process of water entering the rocks. This happens after the soil is
saturated. Percolation depends on porosity and permeability.
v

Porosity: This is the presence of pores in the rocks.

POROSITY

v Permeability: The capacity of the rock to allow water to move from upper parts to the
lower parts.
v Ground water: The water that is percolated and available in the rocks is called the
ground water.
v Connate water: This is the water that is present in the rocks since its formation.
v Zone of saturation: The area of the rocks where the pore spaces are completely filled
by water.
http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/02/hydro-sphere-water.html

5/8

8/14/2014

KALYAN SIR: HYDRO SPHERE - WATER

v Water Table: It is the uppermost surface of the Zone of saturation.

WATER TABLE

v Aquifers: The rocks of the earth that contain water. (These rocks are porous).
v Aquicludes: The rocks that do not contain any water. (These rocks are non porous).
v Seepage: This is a limited flow of water on to the ground from a spring.
v Geyser: This is a periodic jet of hot water and steam. (Old Faithful is a geyser. This is
present in Yellowstone National park in USA. This ejects every 65 minutes).

GEYSER

v Artesian well: The water comes to the surface on its own without any pressure.

http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/02/hydro-sphere-water.html

6/8

8/14/2014

KALYAN SIR: HYDRO SPHERE - WATER

Are the porosity and the permeability permanent?

No, over a period of this is decreased?

As more water percolates the pore spaces will be

clogged.

The mineral particles will expand because of the

absorption of the water and the porosity is reduced.

The water that is present in the ground is not perfectly horizontal.

There are slopes.
When a water table intersects the ground a spring is formed.
If the hot water emerges out of a spring then it is called hot spring.
If the spring contains minerals then it is called mineral spring.

KALYANSIR.COM

http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/02/hydro-sphere-water.html

7/8

8/14/2014

KALYAN SIR: HYDRO SPHERE - WATER

0 Comments

kalyansir

Login

Sort by Best

Share

Favorite

Start the discussion

Be the first to comment.

WHAT'S THIS?

ALSO ON KALYANSIR

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
3 comments 6 months ago

gopisrikanth wiki it or search in google maps

SAHARA SUBRATA ROY HAS BEEN ARRESTED

ARRESTED
2 comments 6 months ago

Ragini Jha Supreme court has given the right message that no

one is allowed to cheat common man....

POLITY - 1

IRRIGATION

2 comments 2 months ago

1 comment 2 months ago

Vineela Rongali Done sir.. Waiting for similar exercises :) :)

Abdul Aziz Sir ..plz upload some more current affairs of last

Thanks a lot for this

few months

Subscribe

Add Disqus to your site

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

COPYRIGHT 2013
KALYANSIR.NET (.C om) Republication or re dissemination of the content of this site are expressly prohibited without the written consent of KALYAN SIR.

http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/02/hydro-sphere-water.html

8/8