water resources

“Water, water, everywhere, And all the

boards did shrink; Water, water,
everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.”

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

water (¾) on earth
water (¾) on earth
reservoir
storage location for water
ocean, glacier, pond, atmosphere.

residence time
amount of time a molecule stays in a reservoir
water (¾) on earth
water cycle
streams
streams
streams
streams
ponds and lakes
glaciers
glaciers
• Types of Glaciers
• Continental glaciers are large ice sheets that cover relatively
flat ground. These glaciers flow outward from where the
greatest amounts of snow and ice accumulate.
• Alpine (valley) glaciers flow downhill from where the snow and
ice accumulates through mountains along existing valleys.
• Ice caps are large glaciers that cover a larger area than just a
valley, possibly an entire mountain range or region. Glaciers
come off of ice caps into valleys.
glaciers. form. grow. shrink.
glaciers. form. grow. shrink.
groundwater. fossil water
groundwater aquifers
To be a good aquifer, the rock in the aquifer must have good:
• porosity: small spaces between grains
• permeability: connections between pores
groundwater aquifers
groundwater aquifers
groundwater aquifers. springs
groundwater aquifers. springs
groundwater aquifers. geysers