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Hydrosphere

Telangana Board · Class 9 · Social Studies

Quick revision notes for Hydrosphere — Telangana Board Class 9 Social Studies. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Hydrological Cycle

  • Water is a cyclical renewable resource that continuously moves between oceans, atmosphere, land, and living organisms
  • The hydrological cycle has been operating for billions of years and is essential for all life on Earth
  • Only less than 1% of Earth's water is useful to human beings
2

Water Distribution and Sources

  • 97.2169% of Earth's water is saline ocean water, only 2.7831% is fresh water
  • Of fresh water: 69.56% exists as ice and snow, 30.1% as groundwater, only 0.34% in accessible sources
  • Most accessible fresh water is in lakes, reservoirs, and river systems
3

Oceans and Their Characteristics

  • Five major oceans: Pacific (largest), Atlantic, Indian, Southern/Antarctic, Arctic (smallest)
  • Pacific Ocean separates Asia/Oceania from Americas
  • Atlantic Ocean separates Americas from Europe and Africa
4

Ocean Floor Relief

  • Ocean floor has four main zones: continental shelf, continental slope, deep sea plain, oceanic trenches
  • Continental shelf: 0-200m depth, occupies 7.6% of ocean area, richest in marine resources
  • Continental slope: 200-3000m depth, comprises 15% of ocean area, has submarine canyons

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The continuous circulation of water between97Pacific (largest)Four main zonesAverage salinity is 35‰ (35 parts

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