Fresh water

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fresh-water

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific classification?Water with low concentrations of dissolved salts and total dissolved solids
2. What is the global fresh water percentage?Less than 3% of Earth's total water volume

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS): The total concentration of all inorganic and organic substances dissolved in water.
Aquifer: An underground layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that holds and transmits groundwater.
Desalination: The process of removing salt and other minerals from seawater or brackish water to produce fresh water.
Fossil Water: Groundwater stored in aquifers that is not being replenished at a rate comparable to its extraction.