WATER, THE SAP OF THE

PLANET

MADE BY: DIAMIRA TSUBERA, PETREA TEODOSIA, MOMANU

EMANUELA, CIOBOTARU ALISSIA, DEDIU DIANA
 THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER TO LIFE

• WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL LIFE FORMS ON EARTH.

IT MAKES UP ABOUT 70% OF THE HUMAN BODY AND IS
CRITICAL FOR MANY BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS. FROM
PLANTS TO ANIMALS TO HUMANS, WATER IS
INDISPENSABLE. WITHOUT IT, LIFE AS, WE KNOW IT,
WOULDN`T EXIST.
•Human life: Humans need water for hydration, digestion, temperature
regulation, and waste elimination.
It is necessary for cellular processes, maintaining blood circulation,
and the proper function of organs.
•Animal life: Animals also rely on water for hydration, digestion, and
temperature regulation. Just like humans,
they cannot survive without it. Many animals depend on specific water
sources for breeding, migration,
and feeding.
•Plant life: Plants need water for photosynthesis, nutrient absorption,
and growth. Water helps transport
minerals and nutrients from the soil into the plants, making it vital for
food production.
• WATER OCCURS AS A LIQUID ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, WHICH MAKES IT INVALUABLE
FOR TRANSPORTATION, FOR RECREATION, AND AS A HABITAT
FOR A MYRIAD OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THE FACT THAT WATER
IS READILY CHANGED TO A VAPOR ALLOWS IT TO BE
TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE FROM THE OCEANS
TO INLAND AREAS WHERE IT CONDENSES AND, AS RAIN,
NOURISHES PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE. BECAUSE OF ITS
PROMINENCE, WATER HAS LONG PLAYED AN IMPORTANT
RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL ROLE IN HUMAN HISTORY.
 WATER FACTS
• WATER IS CALLED THE "UNIVERSAL SOLVENT" BECAUSE IT
DISSOLVES MORE SUBSTANCES THAN ANY OTHER LIQUID. THIS
MEANS THAT WHEREVER WATER GOES, EITHER THROUGH THE
GROUND OR THROUGH OUR BODIES, IT TAKES ALONG
VALUABLE CHEMICALS, MINERALS, AND NUTRIENTS. THE
WATER MOLECULE IS HIGHLY COHESIVE — IT IS VERY STICKY,
MEANING WATER MOLECULES STICK TO EACH OTHER. WATER
IS THE MOST COHESIVE AMONG THE NON-METALLIC LIQUIDS.
• PURE WATER, WHICH YOU WON'T EVER FIND IN THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT, DOES NOT CONDUCT ELECTRICITY. WATER
BECOMES A CONDUCTOR ONCE IT STARTS DISSOLVING
SUBSTANCES AROUND IT.
 WATER AND HUMAN HEALTH
• WATER IS NECESSARY FOR A WIDE RANGE OF BODILY FUNCTIONS
THAT HELP MAINTAIN HUMAN HEALTH. THE HUMAN BODY REQUIRES
WATER FOR DIGESTION, NUTRIENT ABSORPTION, AND THE
ELIMINATION OF WASTE. WHEN WE EAT FOOD, WATER BREAKS
DOWN THE NUTRIENTS AND TRANSPORTS THEM THROUGH THE
BLOODSTREAM TO WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED. WATER ALSO HELPS
REGULATE BODY TEMPERATURE THROUGH PERSPIRATION, WHICH IS
VITAL TO PREVENT OVERHEATING, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER OR
DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. INADEQUATE WATER INTAKE LEADS TO
DEHYDRATION, WHICH CAN RESULT IN FATIGUE, CONFUSION, KIDNEY
STONES, AND SEVERE ORGAN FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, CLEAN WATER
IS ESSENTIAL FOR HYGIENE AND SANITATION; IT IS NECESSARY FOR
WASHING HANDS, FOOD, AND SURFACES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD
 THE ROLE OF WATER IN AGRICULTURE
• WATER IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF AGRICULTURE, AS IT IS CRUCIAL FOR GROWING
CROPS AND RAISING LIVESTOCK. PLANTS REQUIRE WATER FOR
PHOTOSYNTHESIS, NUTRIENT ABSORPTION, AND OVERALL GROWTH. WITHOUT
SUFFICIENT WATER, PLANTS CANNOT SURVIVE OR THRIVE, AND AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION WILL BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED. FOR CROPS LIKE RICE, WHEAT,
AND CORN, IRRIGATION IS OFTEN NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY IN REGIONS WHERE
NATURAL RAINFALL IS INSUFFICIENT. LIVESTOCK ALSO DEPEND ON WATER FOR
HYDRATION, DIGESTION, AND TEMPERATURE REGULATION. ANIMALS SUCH AS
COWS, PIGS, AND CHICKENS NEED CONSISTENT ACCESS TO WATER TO MAINTAIN
THEIR HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY. IN MANY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, WATER
SCARCITY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES TO FOOD SECURITY, MAKING IT
ESSENTIAL FOR GOVERNMENTS AND FARMERS TO ADOPT WATER-EFFICIENT
IRRIGATION TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS DRIP IRRIGATION, TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.
 WATER WASTE IN ROMANIA
• WATER SCARCITY IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE WORLD
AND IN ROMANIA. ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL-MEDIUM LOCALITIES, WHICH USUALLY DO
NOT HAVE RELIABLE UNDERGROUND WATER SOURCES. IF IN LARGER CITIES, THE RISK
OF RUNNING OUT OF WATER IS MORE LIMITED (THE IMPACT CAN BE FELT IN TENS OR
HUNDREDS OF YEARS), BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WELLS DRILLED HUNDREDS
OF METERS DEEP, THE SITUATION CHANGES IF WE MOVE TO A SMALL TOWN OR
VILLAGE, WHICH IS FED BY A RIVER THAT CAN RUN OUT OF WATER BECAUSE IT NO
LONGER RAINS. MOST OF EUROPE HAS ADEQUATE WATER RESOURCES, BUT WATER
SHORTAGES AND DROUGHTS ARE INCREASINGLY FREQUENT AND WIDESPREAD IN THE
EU. HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HEAT WAVES THIS SUMMER COULD MAKE 2024 THE
HOTTEST YEAR EVER RECORDED. IN SOME REGIONS, THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF
DROUGHTS CAN LEAD TO WATER SHORTAGES, AND OVEREXPLOITATION OF AVAILABLE
WATER RESOURCES CAN INCREASE THE CONSEQUENCES OF DROUGHT. EUROPE'S
WATER RESOURCES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLINE FURTHER, ANALYSES SHOW, IF
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE.
 EARTH WITHOUT WATER
• IF EARTH WERE TO LOSE ALL ITS WATER, THE PLANET WOULD BECOME A
DESOLATE, LIFELESS ROCK, UNABLE TO SUSTAIN ANY FORM OF LIFE. THE
OCEANS, LAKES, RIVERS, AND EVEN UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS WOULD
DISAPPEAR, LEAVING ONLY BARREN LAND. WITHOUT WATER, PLANTS
WOULD WITHER AND DIE, LEADING TO THE COLLAPSE OF FOOD CHAINS
THAT RELY ON THEM FOR SUSTENANCE. ANIMALS, FROM THE SMALLEST
INSECTS TO THE LARGEST MAMMALS, WOULD QUICKLY PERISH DUE TO
DEHYDRATION, UNABLE TO SURVIVE WITHOUT WATER FOR HYDRATION AND
BASIC BODILY FUNCTIONS. HUMAN CIVILIZATION WOULD CRUMBLE AS FOOD
PRODUCTION HALTS, AND BASIC HYGIENE AND DRINKING WATER BECOME
UNATTAINABLE. THE ATMOSPHERE WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO
REGULATE TEMPERATURE, AND EARTH WOULD EXPERIENCE EXTREME
FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN SCORCHING HEAT AND FREEZING COLD. WITHOUT
THE LIFE-SUSTAINING PRESENCE OF WATER, ECOSYSTEMS, ECONOMIES, AND
SOCIETIES WOULD CEASE TO FUNCTION, AND THE PLANET WOULD BE LEFT A
 WATER CONSERVATION: PROTECTING
OUR FUTURE
• TO PROTECT WATER AND ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE PLANET,
PEOPLE MUST ADOPT WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES IN EVERYDAY LIFE. THIS
INCLUDES USING WATER-EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, FIXING LEAKS, AND REDUCING
WASTE BY TURNING OFF TAPS WHEN NOT IN USE. ADDITIONALLY, PROTECTING
NATURAL WATER SOURCES FROM POLLUTION, REDUCING INDUSTRIAL WASTE, AND
SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES ARE CRUCIAL STEPS.
GOVERNMENTS, INDUSTRIES, AND INDIVIDUALS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO RAISE
AWARENESS, IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AND
PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS. BY TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY NOW, WE CAN SAFEGUARD WATER RESOURCES AND SECURE A
HEALTHY, THRIVING PLANET FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
 FUN FACTS ABOUT WATER
• WATER COVERS ABOUT 71% OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE, WITH OCEANS
ACCOUNTING FOR 97.5% OF EARTH'S WATER.
• ONLY ABOUT 2.5% OF EARTH'S WATER IS FRESHWATER, AND A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS IS LOCKED IN GLACIERS AND POLAR
ICE CAPS.
• A SINGLE MATURE TREE CAN TRANSPIRE UP TO 100 GALLONS (378
LITERS) OF WATER PER DAY.
• THE GREAT LAKES OF NORTH AMERICA CONTAIN 84% OF NORTH
AMERICA'S FRESHWATER SUPPLY.
• WATER IS THE ONLY SUBSTANCE ON EARTH THAT EXISTS IN ALL
THREE STATES OF MATTER: SOLID, LIQUID, AND GAS.
 CONCLUSION

• IN CONCLUSION, WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL LIFE ON EARTH,

AND ITS PRESERVATION IS CRUCIAL FOR THE SURVIVAL OF
ECOSYSTEMS, ANIMALS, AND HUMANS. BY CONSERVING WATER,
REDUCING POLLUTION, AND ADOPTING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, WE
CAN PROTECT THIS VITAL RESOURCE AND ENSURE A HEALTHY
FUTURE FOR OUR PLANET.
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