3. INTRODUCTION
1. Health care to a community cannot be provided without ample and
safe drinking water
2. Health which affects humanity especially in developing countries is
due to lack of safe and wholesome water
3. Water that is easily accessible, adequate in quantity, should be free
from contamination, safe and readily available throughout the year.
6. Blue planet
1. Earth is also known as 'Blue Planet because it looks like a
blue ball from outer space.
2. About 70% of Earth surface is covered with WATER .
3. Planet Earth has been called the "Blue Planet" due to the abundant
water on its surface.
4. Earth is the only planet in our solar system to support
natural life and has water on its surface.
7. What is water?
1. Water is made of tiny molecules of hydrogen and oxygen.
2. Each one is so small that you can’t see it even with the most
powerful microscope. Pure water has no colour, no taste and
doesn’t smell of anything.
3. Water exists in three forms on the Earth:
• solid (ice, hail, snow or frost)
• liquid (in lakes, oceans, rain, dew, fog or mist)
• gas (steam or water vapour - "invisible" water in the air).
8. TYPES OF WATER BODIES
1. OCEANS:biggest bodies of
water
2. RIVERS: Bodies of water in
motion
3. LAKES : Inland bodies of water
4. GLACIERS : frozen kind of
waterbodies
9. USES OF WATER
Water can be used in following ways:-
• DRINKING
• BATHING
• WASHING
• COOKING
• AGRICULTURE
10. HOW MUCH WATER DO WE
NEED?
1. Most people need about 6-8 glasses of water each day.
2. Inadequate fluid intake can lead to constipation and
dehydration.
3. Caffeine-containing beverages (coffee, tea, colas, etc.) should
not be drunk because caffeine actually causes you to lose
water.
4. More water may be needed during times of fever, or illness.
5. Athletes should drink additional amounts before, during and
after exercise.
12. CONSERVATION
OF WATER?
Water conservation is the
practice of using water efficiently
to reduce unnecessary water
usage. According to Fresh Water
Watch, water conservation is
important because fresh clean
water is a limited resource, as
well as a costly one.
13. WAYS TO
CONSERVE OF
WATER ?
Ans -Ways to conserve of water
are :
1.Check your toilet for
leaks.
2. Stop using your toilet as
an ashtray or wastebasket.
3. Put a plastic bottle in
your toilet tank.
4. Take shorter showers.
5. Install water-saving
shower heads or flow
restrictors .