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Sources of Water
There are various sources of water on earth. They are wells, lakes, ponds,
rivers, seas, ocean and many more. The main source of water is rainwater.
The water in lakes, rivers and ponds comes from rain.
Lake is a large area of A pond is a small area A river is a large area
water surrounded by of still, fresh water. of water coming from
land.
mountains.
Sea and ocean are very large bodies of water.
We also get water from under the ground. The rainwater seeps into the
ground and gets stored underground. We take out this water from wells and
handpumps. At some places, dams and canals are built to use river water.
Well Handpump Dam Canal
About 70% of the earth's surface is covered with water. 41
