What is hydrosphere

hydrosphere

1. What is hydrosphere?
The hydrosphere is the water layer covering the Earth. It
includes the oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams….. It
includes ground water, surface water and water in the air.
The hydrosphere covers about 70% of the surface of the
Earth and is the home for many plants and animals.
(Hydro=water in Greek)

2. Ground water
Groundwater is all the
water below the Earth
surface. This water comes
mostly from rain,
meltedsnow, and other
water thatfilters
throughsoil,sand, or the
cracks in the sidewalk.
.

3. Surface water
•Surface wateriswateron thesurfaceof the
planet such as in a stream, river, lake, wetland,
or ocean.

4. Surface water
•Oceansare large masses of salty water, seas
are smaller than oceans.
•Riversare continouscurrents of fresh water
thatrunintoanotherriver, a lakeorintothe
sea.
•Lakesare largemassesof freshwaterthat
accumulatein a depressionin theland.
•Marshesare landslyingbelowsea level
whichare floodedbysea orriverwater

5. Oceanic Waters
•Oceans and seas contain about 97% of the
water on the Planet Earth.
•There are five oceans: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic
Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean and the
Antarctic Ocean.
•They are big masses of salt water.

6. Label the oceans on your worksheet.