The Hydrosphere

The hydrophere is

The two parts of the word ‘hydro’ and ‘sphere’ mean:

This helps to remember because:

Of all the water on the earth we can only use [     ],  because most of the water on the Earth is[     ].

Where do we get most of our fresh water from?

Why don’t we get more from the sea?

Find a diagram that shows the proportions of freshwater and seawater, and the water in the ice caps - Make sure you can explain what the numbers mean.

The Water Cycle

Add here a diagram of the water cycle.

Make sure you can explain the processes that you include here.

Answer these questions from the website here:

Task 3b:

1. Match the photos above to the type of water pollution - Domestic, agricultural and industrial.
2. Make an informative poster about ways that we can prevent or reduce water pollution.
3. The following infographic shows the areas of the world that will have the greatest difficulty in obtaining water by the year 2020. State which areas of the world will have the greatest difficulty and explain why you think it is these countries.