Jessica DufourDESM 17002.08.05Information gathered from different websites (the URLs of specific information is pastedbelow each section.)Water CycleImages an Informationhttp://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.htmlBasic Information Percentages- Of all the water in the world only 0.3% of it is used by humans  found in groundwater, fresh-water lakes, riverso Unusable water is 99.7%  found in oceans, seas, ice, and atmosphere)Uses of Water- Aqueducts- Needed t raise country livestock- Irrigation- Cooking- Drinking- Cleaning- Bathing- Fish tanks- Feeding plants and animals- Damn give energy- Water movement – energy- CoolsWhere Water Is Found- Ocean (97.24% of total water)- Icecaps / Glaciers (2.14%)- Ground Water (0.61 %)- Fresh-water lakes (0.009%)- Inland seas (0.008%)- Soil Moisture (0.005%)- Atmosphere (0.001%)- Rivers (0.0001%)Destructive Water in its forms- Tsunami- Floods- Rain storms- Snow Storms- Avalanches- Droughts – lack of water- HurricanesStates of Water- Liquid: water- Solid: ice- Gas: water vaporCharacteristics of water- Transparent- Continually moving around- Continually changing form- The Earth neither gains nor loses much water – the water that was here millionsof years ago is still here, water rarely escapes the Earth’s atmosphere –continuously recycling water in water cycle.- Odorless- Tasteless and ubiquitous- It is the simplest compound of the two most common reactive elements in theUniverse.- We drink it, wash, fish and swim in it, and cook with it- Droughts cause famines and floods cause death and disease- We are about two-thirds water and, without it, we die within a few days. Lifecannot evolve or continue without liquid water, which is why there is so muchfuss about water being found on Mars and other planets and moons.- It is unsurprising that it plays a central role in many of the World's religions.o Baptism in water- Molecule structure: 2 hydrogen atoms attached to an oxygen molecule- Different people have different percentages of their bodies made up of water.Babies have the most, being born at about 78%. By one year of age, that amountdrops to about 65%. In adult men, about 60% of their bodies are water. However,fat tissue does not have as much water as lean tissue. In adult women, fat makesup more of the body than men, so they have about 55% of their bodies made ofwater. Fat men also have less water (as a percentage) than thin men.http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/may2000/958588306.An.r.htmlHidden Dangers of Water- Chemicals found in water – found to cause different forms of cancerhttp://www.all-natural.com/water.htmlWater Used in ReligionWater has a central place in the practices and beliefs of many religions for two mainreasons.! Firstly, water cleanses.! Water washes away impurities and pollutants, it canmake an object look as good as new and wipe away any signs of previous defilement.!!Water purifies objects for ritual use, but can make a person clean, externally orspiritually, ready to come into the presence of his/her focus of worship.! Secondly, wateris a primary building block of life.! Without water there is no life, yet water has the powerto destroy as well as to create.! We are at the mercy of water just as we are at the mercyof our God or gods.! The significance of water manifests itself differently in differentreligions and beliefs but it is these two qualities of water that underlie its place in ourcultures and faiths.- Christianity – water is used in baptismo Water is a symbol of washing away ones sinso Almost all Christian churches or sects have an initiation ritual involvingthe use of water.! Baptism has its origins in the symbolism of theIsraelites being led!by Moses out of slavery in Egypt through the Red Seaand from the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist in the Jordan.! AfterJesus' resurrection he commanded his disciples to baptise in the name ofthe Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19-20).! Baptism is regardeddifferently in different denominations within Christendom.! Baptism is asymbol of liberation from the oppression of sin that separates us fromGod.! Except for within the Catholic Church, it is believed that baptismdoes not in itself cleanse one from sin, but is rather a publichttp://www.thewaterpage.com/religion_baptism.htm declaration of aperson's belief and faith in Christ and it is a sign of welcome into theChurch.!The Catholic Church, however, believes that a real changeoccurs at baptism - it is more than just symbolism - it is at baptism thatCatholics believe that the stain of original sin is actually removed from theindividual.!! The use of water is important for its own symbolic value inthree ways: it cleanses and washes away dirt, fills everything it enters asGod fills those who are immersed in Him and we need water to survivephysically as we need God to survive spiritually.! In the early churchbaptism was usually performed with the person standing in water and withwater being poured over the upper part of the body.! This was called'immersion' but the Baptist uses today the term refers to the method ofdipping the whole body under water which, for example, and Orthodoxchurches.! In most Western churches today the rite is performed bypouring water over the head three times and sometimes sprinkling waterover the head (aspersion).o Another important significance of water for Christianity is the "living water"that Jesus described himself as.! John 4: 1-42 is the story of Jesus and aSamaritan woman to whom he offers living water so that she will neverthirst again, in other words eternal life through him.!o Holy water is water, which is blessed for use in certain rites, especiallythat which is blessed at the Easter Vigil for baptism of catechumens.! Theuse of water other than for baptism goes back to the 4th century in theEast and the 5th century in the West.! The custom of sprinkling peoplewith water at mass began in the 9th century.! At this time 'stoups', basinsfor holy water from which people could sprinkle themselves on entering achurch, were in common use.! Holy water is also used at blessings,dedications, exorcisms and burials.- Taoism – water is a metaphor of how one should live his/her lifeo “Go with the flow”o Don’t try to control nature, but be one who accepts ito Don’t try and force things to happen, first change yourself and then thingsaround you