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Subject:
Water on the Earth
Category: Science > Earth Sciences Asked by: steph789-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
17 Oct 2005 18:28 PDT
Expires: 18 Oct 2005 18:57 PDT Question ID: 581471 |
Does the earth create more water or is it always the same level? |
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Re: Water on the Earth
From: neilzero-ga on 17 Oct 2005 19:04 PDT |
Earth is creating more water, but the quantity being "created" in recent centuries is miniscule. Free hydrogen and hydrogen compounds escapes from the ground and are oxidised to water in Earth's atmosphere. Micro-organisms oxydise free hydrogen and hydrogen compounds to water. Should we say the water created by man and other creatures was "created" by the Earth? Comets and asteroids bring new water to Earth, but it does not seem correct to say Earth created this water. Water is disassociated = decomposed by ultraviolet light etc in Earth's upper atmosphere and some of the hydrogen is lost into space,long term. It is believed Earth has more water than a few centuries ago, but the gain is miniscule compared to the total amount of water on and beneith Earth. "Always is too long a period to consider with accuracy. Typically water tables close to the surface are shrinking, because humans pump a lot of warer from wells. I'm sure there are even more complications relating to your qestion. Neil |
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Re: Water on the Earth
From: googlenut-ga on 17 Oct 2005 19:23 PDT |
You can find some helpful information at the following links: US Geological Survey The Water Cycle http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html "Although the balance of water on Earth remains fairly constant over time, individual water molecules can come and go in a hurry. The water in the apple you ate yesterday may have fallen as rain half-way around the world last year or could have been used 100 million years ago by Mama Dinosaur to give her baby a bath." The Green Lane Environment Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/nature/prop/e_here.htm "In the hydrologic cycle, water evaporates from the ocean into the atmosphere, from there it can precipitate back into the ocean, or onto the land surface. From the land, it can evaporate or transpire back into the atmosphere, or flow overland or percolate underground before flowing back into the ocean. The distribution of the water around the globe varies from season to season and year to year, but the total quantity of water on the earth's surface remains essentially constant." |
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