Monday, January 12, 2009

1.2 & 1.3: Water Underground and on the Surface.

Last week's discussion on the water cycle focused mainly on water in the atmosphere. This week we look at water on the surface and underground.

Where do we find freshwater on the Earth's surface?
Why do we find it there?
How do these bodies of water form?
What is the water table?
How does water fill underground spaces?

This weeks Contract Week 14 focus on local bodies of water and how we get our water here in Plymouth?

13 comments:

purplepantseater! said...

!hola!
*1)) we find freshwater all over Earth in rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, and things like that.

*2)) its there because its meant to be there.

*3)) they form when it rains or precipitates in any way. when salt water evaporates, the salt is left behind, so it turns into freshwater.

*4)) the water table the point underground where the water is highest.

*5)) the permeable rock filters the water & the water fills the spaces.

:]]] see ya laterr mr.hoopdog.

:]-*katie*-[:

sillygoosehaha said...

^Hello there friends^

1. we find freshwater all over Earth's surface, such as lakes, rivers, ponds, ect...

2. we find water there because when it percipitates it fills the "bowls" (haha charlie)

3. same as what i put for number two, and many more reasons i cant think of, or just dont know.

4. the top layer of water underground.

5. it filters through aquifers and permeable rock.

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^ttyl!
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melonhead321 said...

1) in river, lakes, streams, ponds, underground, ect

2) we find it there due to precipitation and other things in that nature

3) they form when the ground slits apart (an ocean) or when eroision happens (a river/lake) and /or man digs into the ground (a pond)

4)where water sits above the impermeable rock undergournd

5)precipitation, snowmelt, and other thing in that nature

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Anonymous said...

yo mr hoopman
1. you find freshwater everywhere. lakes rivers and other bodies of water. and precipitation

2. we find it there because water can flow anywhere and anyway that it wants.

3. they form by glaciers or by precipitation that falls over time and builds up

4. the water that is on top and can not pass through any deeper into the ground

5. water fills spaces by precipitating and soaking up into the ground and fills open areas underground

Anonymous said...

1.) we find freshwater in rivers, ponds, lakes, springs, etc.

2.) We find it there because of precipitaton or it can come up from the ground, like in a spring

3.) They can form from glaicers, erosion, precipitation builing up, water seeping out of the ground, etc.

4.) The water table is the top layer underground that is saturated with water.

5.) It seeps through permeable rock into aquifers.

paulbunyun said...

hello (:

1) we find fresh water in ponds, lakes, rivers, streams er like many bodies of water.

2) we find this fresh water in these places because of the forms of precipitation that fill these spaces up.

3)it forms cuz of when it rains, like i said above, it fills the space, but then when it evaporates salt is left behind and fresh water is there

4)the water table is the place underground where the water is stored cuz the impermeable rock is below it and it can't seep through that.

5)when precipitation falls to the ground & also when it gets filtered through the aquifers underground.

:)
goodbye now

Anonymous said...

Mr. Hoopman!this is megan holec and not annoyomous--my account isn't letting me sign in and i really don't want to have to retype this
hello everyone-
-uno)Most freshwater on the surface of the Earth is frozen, but some resides in lakes, streams, ponds, rivers.
-two)Fresh water is found in these places because low spots form and then are filled up with precipitation.
-tres)The low spots are formed sometimes by mountain formation, which creates valley's, and then these valleys are filled up with water from precipitation. Glaciers also sometimes form low spots.
-four)The water table is the level where the dirt underground is first saturated with water.
-cinco)Aquifers are created when water sinks through permeable rock, and then is stopped by impermeable that is deeper underground, forming these underground spaces filled with water.

KateG said...

1:) We find fresh water many places; rivers, lakes, pounds, streams, underground, springs.

2:) We find it there because that's where precipitation falls and doesn't mix with high quantities of salt.

3:) Bodies of water form in many ways; craters collapsed in, glaciers, precipitation filling up low spots in the earth, and man made things.(like dams)

4:) The water table is the line marking the top of where the water sits beneath the ground.

5:) Water fills underground spaces when precipitation infiltrates or seeps into the ground.

Anonymous said...

holaa.

uno. We find freshwater in lakes, rivers, streams, springs, and things like that. Most of the freshwater on the surface is frozen.

dos. It is in bodies of water because in those areas the land dips below the water table into the aquifer. It can also collect from precipitation.

tres. above^ and glaciers form when snow builds up faster than it can melt.

quatro. The water table is the layer of rock above the aquifer.

cinco. Water seeps through permeable rock and flows through the aquifer until it reaches impermeable rock and collects in the underground spaces.

adioss.

:)

Anonymous said...

one - we find freshwater in lakes, rivers, ponds, air, and icebergs

two - glaciers carved out the lake and fill in with rainwater

three - rain falls and fills up holes in the ground or runs off mountains

four - the water table is the line where the aquifer meets the permeable rock

five - permeable rock is like a sponge, it has holes; the water washes through the holes until it reaches the impermeable rock, solid

Anonymous said...

I'm not actually anonymous, but I can't figure out how to get a name.
This is Jeanette.

one - we find freshwater in lakes, rivers, ponds, air, and icebergs

two - glaciers carved out the lake and fill in with rainwater

three - rain falls and fills up holes in the ground or runs off mountains

four - the water table is the line where the aquifer meets the permeable rock

five - permeable rock is like a sponge, it has holes; the water washes through the holes until it reaches the impermeable rock, solid

Anonymous said...

Rachel Morris
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1. Freashwater on Earth's surface is found in rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams.
2. We find it there because afer the water goes though the water cycle and precipitates it is left in low spots. Freshwater is not mixed with salt.
3. They form when glaciers create a large valley, erosion makes a valley, a spring fills in a low spot, or creaters are made by a collapsing volcano
4. The water table is the highest point that water is found because it can not sink lower into the impermeable rock -solid rock
5. When it precipitates water seeps though permeable rock and stops at the impermeable rock because it can't go any farther. This is known as an aquifer.

Mirry said...

We find water in lakes, in our faucets, as soon as we turn them on, we find it in the atmosphere as vapor, as precipitation, at least for a time, as glaciers, or icebergs, and much more.

We find it there because the water is 1)not yet vapor 2)not yet precipitation 3)not yet on the ground 4)not yet frozen 5)not yet melted.

Bodies of water form from glaciers, precipitation, and more.

The spot where the water stops at underground.

After it precipitates, the water seeps into the ground through permeable rock, or the water from lakes, or rivers, or other bodies of water, also seeps into the ground through permeable rock, and the impermeable rock under the permeable rock stops the water from going any farther.