Water is the only substance found on Earth--naturally--in the three forms: solid, liquid and gas, and it is one of our most precious resources. Here are some interesting facts that you may or may not have known about water:
Water regulates the Earth’s temp and acts as a natural insulator.A person can live one month without food, but only one week (depending on conditions) without water. The human body is made up of 66% water, while the Earth’s surface is 80% water--97% of which is in the form of oceans and seas. 2% of the Earth’s water is frozen. Only 1% of the Earth’s water is suitable for drinking even though the most common substance found on Earth is water. The average household uses over 100,000 gallons of water per year (inside and outside), and the average person uses over 100 gallons per day (for all uses). A dairy cow has to drink four gallons of water to produce one gallon of milk. Facts garnered from United States Environmental Protection Agency’s “Drinking Water & Ground Water Kids’ Stuff” (URL: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/water_trivia_facts.html).
Water is the only substance found on Earth--naturally--in the three forms: solid, liquid and gas, and it is one of our most precious resources. Here are some interesting facts that you may or may not have known about water:
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