W A T E R

WATERThe cleanestwater is requiredfor drinking.2P/1SFACTOID

WATERMost fresh wateris used forelectricity andirrigation.3P/2SFACTOID

WATERDew is a form ofcondensation.4P/3SFACTOID

WATERLiquid waterchanges to gasduringevaporation.5P/4SFACTOID

WATERWater evaporatingfrom plants is called“transpiration.”6P/5SFACTOID

WATERWater that drainsoff streets goesinto lakes andstreams.7P/6SFACTOID

WATERPercolation is thedripping of rainor snowmelt downthrough the soil.8P/7SFACTOID

WATERSediment is thenumber onepollutant in streamsand rivers.13P/8SFACTOID

WATERHalf of Earth’splants and animalslive in water.14P/9SFACTOID

WATEREvery Americanuses about 30gallons of watereach day.15P/10SFACTOID

WATERShoweringrequires 1 gallonof water everyfew seconds.1PFACTOID

WATERWater vapor isinvisible.9PFACTOID

WATERWater is madeup of oxygen andhydrogen atoms.10PFACTOID

WATERWater boils at100 o C (212 o F).11PFACTOID

WATERThe prefix “hydro”means “water”.12PFACTOID

WATERIt takes about4000 gallons ofwater to build acar.16PFACTOID

WATERYou can live for amonth withoutfood, but only aweek without water.13P/11SFACTOID

WATERMore water isused for flushingtoilets than fordrinking.3P/12SFACTOID

WATEROnly 1% ofhousehold wateris used fordrinking.6P/13SFACTOID

WATERA dripping faucetwastes 5 gallonsof water eachday.7P/14SFACTOID

WATERYour body is overtwo-thirdswater.12P/15SFACTOID

WATERIt takes 10 gallonsof water to growthe wheat for1 slice of bread.1P/16SFACTOID

WATERIt takes9 bathtubs full ofwater to produce1 hamburger.14P/17SFACTOID

WATERIt takes 15 hoursto treat 1 gallonof Beaver Lakewater for use.8P/18SFACTOID

WATERDinosaurs onceswam in and drankthe water that youdrink today.15P/19SFACTOID

WATEROur drinking watercomes from BeaverLake. You can helpkeep it clean.16P/20SFACTOID

WATER10 gallons of waterare needed to runthe dishwasheronce.2PFACTOID

WATERA shower uses 15gallons of water,but a bath uses70.4PFACTOID

WATERBrush your teethwith the water offto save 3 gallonsof water.5PFACTOID

WATERIt takes 320gallons of water togrow the cotton tomake a kid’s t-shirt.9PFACTOID

WATER1500 gallons ofwater are neededto make 1 pair ofjeans.10PFACTOID

WATERA normal load oflaundry takes 30gallons of water.11PFACTOID