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EARTH SCIENCE
WATER RESOURCES ON EARTH
(SDO_EarthScience_G11/12_Q1_LP9)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR LEARNERS:

Water is simply two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen bonded
together. Despite its simplicity, water has remarkable properties and importance. Without
water, life might not be able to exist on Earth and it certainly would not have the
tremendous complexity and diversity that we see.
How is water distributed on Earth?
All the water on Earth is part of a large system
called the Hydrosphere. On Earth, water occurs
in all three phases: solid, liquid, and gaseous.
Most of the water is liquid. The estimated volume
of liquid water on Earth is 1.386 billion cubic
kilometers. The next most common phase of
water is ice (solid). If all the ice on Earth melted,
the level of the oceans would rise about 70
meters. The gaseous water is in the
atmosphere. Moisture in the atmosphere
replenishes our water supplies when it becomes
rain or snow and returns to Earth through a
water cycle.
Retrieved fromwww.exploringnature.org
About 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered with water.
This water is found in oceans, rivers, lakes, under the
ground, and as ice. Earth’s oceans contain 97% of the
planet’s water and just 3% is fresh water, Part of 3% fresh
water is frozen at the North and South Poles and on
mountain tops. The remaining part of the freshwater is If all the water on Earth
could fit into a one-liter
made available for humans, plants, and animals’ container, the amount of
consumption. Since, most living things rely on freshwater. fresh water would equal only
about 17 milliliters.
The hydrosphere and the water cycle allow our limited
supply of fresh water to be recycled.

This table lists how water is distributed on Earth.

Retrieved from http://www.cposcience.com

How is the 3% of fresh water divided into different reservoirs? How much of that water is
useful for living things? How much is available for humans? The bar graph below shows how the
freshwater on Earth is distributed for living organisms such humans, animals, and plants.
Where is fresh water available on Earth?

The freshwater in our world is found in the following places:

1. Atmospheric water in the air is either in the form of solid (hail, snow), liquid
(fog, mist, rain) or gas (invisible water vapor).

2. Surface water is the runoff and base-flow into and from the catchment areas. This is
the water located on top of the Earth's surface such as oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, and
reservoirs. A reservoir is a protected artificial or natural lake that is used to store water.
3. Frozen water is found at the poles and on mountain tops as glaciers and ice sheets. A
glacier is a huge mass of ice that forms on land when snow and ice accumulate faster
than they melt. Most of Earth’s freshwater is in the form of glacier ice.

4. Groundwater is the water found in the cracks and spaces of soil, sand, and rocks
underground, generally adequate and of high quality that does not require treatment for
human use. Groundwater is the water collected underground. Some of the water on
Earth’s surface moves down through the soil to the water table.

LEARNING COMPETENCY WITH CODE:

At the of end this learning activity sheets, the students should be able to:
MELC: Identify the various water resources on Earth.
CG LG/ CODE: S11ES-If-g-15
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE:

1. Describe how the water is distributed on Earth.

ACTIVITIES/ EXERCISES:

ACTIVITY 1: Water Resources Around You

DIRECTIONS: Below are pictures of different water resources. Name the water resource
that corresponds to the picture and tell whether it is a freshwater or saltwater. Write YES
if the water resource is available in your community, and NO if is not. Write your answers
in the corresponding columns provided.
 A B C D E
C
GUIDE
A B D E
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F G H I J
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Name of Type of Availability

water water in your
resource (freshwater Community
or
saltwater)
Name of water Type of water (freshwater Availability in your
A resource or saltwater) Community (Yes/NO)
AB
BC
CD
DE
EF
FG
GH
HI
I J
J
F

GUIDE QUESTIONS:

1. What water resources are available in your community?

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2. Are these water resources enough to sustain the community’s daily need for water? Why?
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ACTIVITY 2: Graphing Earth’s Water

DIRECTIONS: Using a pie graph, describe how the water is distributed on Earth. Provide
answers/data for the questions below and make appropriate labels and colors in the graph.
Use the available data in this material for your reference. Write your answers on the space
provided in this activity.

Earth's Land vs Water

1. Make a pie graph showing the
percentage of Earth’s all land versus
water. land = ____%
water = ____%

= ____%
2. Make a graph showing the percentage = ____%
of salt water and freshwater. Earth's water

freshwater = ____%
saltwater = ____%

3. Make a pie graph showing the percentage of= ____%

= ____%
available fresh water.
Earth's freshwater
Ice and glaciers = ____%
Groundwater = ____%
Other = ____%

= ____% of
4. Make a pie graph showing the percentage
= ____% usable
usable freshwater available to living =organisms.
____% freshwater
river = ___%
lakes = ___%
atmospheric water & soil
moisture = ___%

GUIDE QUESTIONS: river = 0.4%

lakes= 61
atmospheric water & soil moisture=
1. Compare the percentage 39%
of earth’s land and water. What does it tell us about our planet earth?
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2. Compare the percentage of saltwater and freshwater. What can you say about the availability
of water for the use of humans and other living organisms?

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3. What is your idea on the availability of freshwater for human use? Will there be enough water
in the future?
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Briefly answer the following:

1. What are your learnings from the activity?

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2. What did you like most from this lesson?

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3. What is the most challenging or least interesting from the activities?

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RUBRIC FOR SCORING THE ACTIVITIES

10 POINTS All the data required were given completely (table

and graph) and answers to the questions were
complete and accurate.
7 POINTS Most of the data required were given and answers
to the questions were complete and mostly
accurate.
5 POINTS Most of the data required were given and answers
to the questions were mostly complete but partially
accurate.
3 POINT Few data were given and answers to the questions
were incomplete and partially accurate.
0 No attempt at all.
 REFERENCES FOR LEARNERS:

Young, Sarah. Earth Science. Utah State Office of Education. Copyright, 2013.
[email protected].

CPO Science Earth Science. First Edition/ Delta Education LLC, a member of the
School Specialty Family. Copyright 2007. CPO Science 80 Northwest Boulevard
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063

National Geographic Society. “Availability of Freshwater.” National Geographic Society,

September 21, 2018. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/
availability-fresh-water/.
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Marcial O. Rañola Memorial School

Senior High School Department

GRADE 11 EARTH SCIENCE

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