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1. What percentage of the human body is water?
Answer:
The human body is 66%, or two-thirds, water.
2. What percentage of the Earth’s surface is water?
Answer:
The Earth’s surface is 80% water.
3. What chemical is added to water to kill harmful germs?
Answer:
chlorine
4. What is the Spanish word for water?
Answer:
agua
5. What is the most common substance found on earth?
Answer:
Only 1% of Earth’s water is suitable for drinking.
6. How much water is used to flush a toilet?
Answer:
Flushing a toilet uses 2-7 gallons of water per flush.
7. How much water is used in the average five-minute shower?
Answer:
The average five-minute shower uses 15-25 gallons of water.
8. How much water is used on the average for an automatic dishwasher?
Answer:
On average, an automatic dishwasher uses 9-12 gallons of water.
9. On the average, how much is used to hand-wash dishes?
Answer:
On average, hand-washing dishes uses 9-20 gallons of water.
10. How much water drops with an inch of rain on one acre of ground?
Answer:
One inch of rain falling on one acre of ground equal 27,154 gallons,
which weighs 113 tons.
11. How many gallons of water must a dairy cow drink to produce one gallon of milk?
Answer:
To produce one gallon of milk, a dairy cow drinks four gallons of water.
12. What is the name for an area of land that water flows across or under on its way to a stream, river, or lake?
Answer:
watershed
13. What helpful chemical does Des Moines Water Works add to water to help keep your teeth healthy?
Answer:
fluoride
14. How much water must a person consume per day to maintain health?
Answer:
A person must consume 2.5 quarts of water from all sources
(i.e. plain water, other beverages, food) per day to mai ntain health.
15. What is especially good at holding soil in place and keeping dirt from washing away?
Answer:
plant roots
16. What percentage of the Earth’s water is suitable for drinking water?
Answer:
Two percent (2%) of the world’s water is frozen and unusable.
17. Can you list ways to conserve water each day?
Answer:
You can conserve water in many ways. Can you think of more?
•Check household faucets for leaks.
•Keep showers to 5 minutes or less in length.
•Keep a pitcher of water in the refrigerator.
•Sweep your driveway or sidewalk instead of using a hose and water.
•Wash your bike or the family car with a bucket, then rinse quickly.
•Water your lawn at night or in the early morning to avoid evaporation.
•Better yet, plant a garden on your lawn.
•Use water only when you need it.
•Don't leave water running; be sure to turn it off when you are finished.
•Stop putting undesirable things into the water supply.
•Value water. Start today!
Source: www.epa.gov/EPAWaterFacts.mht
