![WATER–
SPIRITUALLY,
CULTURAL AND
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Along with all the geographic
jobs of water, it also plays a
role in people's spiritual
lives, culture, and religion.
Cultures around the world
equate water with healing and
energy. People travel great
distances to drink or bathe in
water from mountains, wells
and springs that possess
special energy. Many people
believe that water can absorb
prayers, cleanse unwanted
energy and bestow good
medicine [Ganga]. Water is
used in religious rituals for
bathing, washing, drinking or
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- 1. THE WORK OF WATER MOHAMMED AATIF AFNAN GRADE VI
- 2. WATER Water is the soul of life. It is a sacred, natural, easily available resource that is the most basic need for survival, safety, progress and development. In fact, nobody can live without water. A human can live without food for some days but cannot live without water. But are we caring about the proper use of water? Aren’t we being reckless towards its use? Can we imagine our life without sufficient water? Even after acknowledging the fact that life is impossible without water, we still use it carelessly…
- 3. THE BASIC FUNCTION OF WATER We use water every day in different ways for different purposes. Humans are not the only beings that require water for survival. All the different kinds of flora and fauna of nature require water for survival. Around 60% of the adult body is water. Water is necessary for plants, as it is required in photosynthesis – the process by which plants nourish themselves. Water is vital for animals to carry out functions such
- 4. WATER WE USE EVERYDAY Everyone must know, that water is used by humans every day for various daily purposes. Some of these purposes are for drinking, washing, bathing, cooking, swimming, building, irrigation, fighting fires, recreation and many,
- 5. WATER USED FOR AGRICULTURE Around 70% of the withdrawn freshwater of the earth goes into farming and agriculture. Water used for this category also has many diversions which mainly include irrigation – the process of watering crops by artificial means, pesticides and fertilizers, and sustaining livestock – quenching the thirst of domesticated farm animals. Irrigation can be done in many
- 6. INDUSTRIAL WATER The manufacturing industry and other industries use water for either creating their products or as cooling equipment when the products are being created. Industrial water is used for fabricating, processing, washing, diluting, cooling and/or transporting a product. Industrial water and wastewater are by-products of commercial activities. And the wastewater is to be carefully managed and discarded. Industries that have a high usage of water include the carbonated beverages industry, dairy industry, sugar mills, textile
- 7. HYDROELECTRICITY Hydroelectricity or hydroelectric power is electricity generated by hydropower or water power. Hydropower is a main key element for creating secure and clean security supply systems as it can provide large amounts of low-carbon electricity on demand. Hydroelectricity is the electricity produced by generators that are turned by the movement of water. Generally, water flowing from rivers is allowed to fall on turbines which generate energy by spinning because of the weight of
- 8. HYDROTHERAPY Hydrotherapy or hydropathy, also known as Aquatherapy is a branch of alternative medicine. It is also called the ‘water cure’. Hydrotherapy involves the use of water for pain relief and treating illness. Hydrotherapy is an important tool in physical therapy. It is used as a way of delivering heat or cold to the body. Hydrotherapy can be a great way of getting rid of muscle pains and joint stiffness. People with certain illnesses or conditions use hydrotherapy as an alternative non-standardized cure for mainly bruising, swelling, muscle pain and sometimes loss of muscle control. These are
- 9. WEATHERING Weathering is the dissolving or dissolution of the rocks and minerals and other materials of the Earth’s surface. Water, acids, salt, plants, animals, and changes in temperature are all agents of weathering and erosion. This means that the land weathers away because of these agents. Water is our focus. Water seeps into the cracks of the rock, and, as the temperature drops below freezing level, the water forms ice and expands exerting tremendous pressure on the surrounding rock widening the cracks. This process of the water freezing and thawing repeats and
- 10. SEDIMENT DEPOSITION Water plays a major role in the origination of sedimentary rocks. The formation of sedimentary rocks is connected to the concept of weathering. Running or flowing water weathers the land. The water breaks down small particles - called sediments - of the land that it flows on. These sediments get carried along with the flowing water and get deposited in a certain place. As more and more sediments get deposited, the layers of sediments pile up
- 11. GLACIERS A glacier is a body of dense ice that keeps moving under its own weight. They are also called ‘flowing rivers of ice’. Glaciers form on land. They form when fallen snow is compressed over many centuries. They are not completely solid; they are made of solid crystalline material. They are small chunks of ice that get compressed together and become clumped. They slowly move because of the pull of gravity. Glaciers are found mostly in the polar regions, and in areas like Greenland,
- 12. WATER– SPIRITUALLY, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS Along with all the geographic jobs of water, it also plays a role in people's spiritual lives, culture, and religion. Cultures around the world equate water with healing and energy. People travel great distances to drink or bathe in water from mountains, wells and springs that possess special energy. Many people believe that water can absorb prayers, cleanse unwanted energy and bestow good medicine [Ganga]. Water is used in religious rituals for bathing, washing, drinking or as a sacrifice; it is no
- 13. GLOBAL WARMING To understand global warming, we need to first get an idea about what the greenhouse effect is. The atmosphere is the layer that stands between our earth and the rays of the sun and other rays. When factories, industries etc. release gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, the gases escape into the atmosphere. These gases are greenhouse gases. What are they? They are gases that can trap heat. So, since our atmosphere possesses these greenhouse gases, it traps the heat that it receives from outer space and releases it on earth. This way the earth keeps getting warmer and warmer. This is global warming.
- 14. CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER climate change got to do with water? Well, as the climate keeps changing, weather patterns are getting disrupted, leading to extreme weather events, unpredictable water availability, exacerbating water scarcity, and contaminating water supplies. Such impacts can drastically affect the quantity and quality of water that we all need to survive.
- 15. WATER WASTED 75% of our planet is covered with water but 97.5% of that water is salty. So only 2.5% of water is freshwater and drinkable. Yet on a daily basis, we use 1000 crore tons of water worldwide. Thus, even after being called the blue planet, we face a shortage of water. We daily waste water when using the shower(20%) and also when we wash clothes(17%). Leaks also waste a lot of water(12%). In fact, leaks waste about 38,000
- 16. LET’S SAVE WATER! India is dedicated to working toward the conservation of water. Jal Shakti Abhiyan is a campaign that conserves water that India started and is going on around the country. Because of rapid development and urbanization and pollution of water, the quantity and quality of the surface and groundwater are being severely impacted. The Government of India is trying to bring back the traditional methods of water
- 17. EARLY METHODS OF CONSERVATION OF WATER In earlier times, there were either man-made or natural ponds or lakes in which water for daily household needs was kept. In the areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan, kunds were used for rainwater harvesting. And the water collected in these kunds was used for drinking purposes. Different forms of step-wells like bowlis, were constructed by the ruling class for storing water. Like this, many other ways of conserving natural water were used like bamboo strip irrigation system and many other ways. So, if these traditional useful water
- 18. MODERN WAYS OF CONSERVING WATER Now, in this generation, we have access to many more facilities than the people of earlier times ever had. So, don’t you think that we should be using these facilities in a much smarter way and be more productive? Obviously, yes! So, one urbanized developed water conservation method is water harvesting. In these times, this technique is often used. This method efficiently enrichens the ground water once again providing more water in the ground for plants to absorb. This comes along with many other benefits. We also have water meters to measure the amount of water being used in a building or any other certain place so that
- 19. We ourselves can also help all the people out there who are conserving water for us by saving water at home by using it in a smart way. Because just like they say, the change that you want to bring into the world, bring it in yourself first. ???????, ?????? ??, ?? ??? ?????? ????? ?? !
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