Amazing Facts About Water

Water is critical for all living things.Without water, there can be no life. Water provides some good clean fun, tooEarth is called the “water planet”... 80% of it is covered with water or ice,But only less than 2% of Earth’s water is drinkable.. One part oxygen plus Two parts Hydrogen = WATER The WATER CYCLE is controlled by the sun. Water never stops moving...

Heat from the sun evaporates the earth’s oceans, lakes, rivers and ponds. Water vapor rises and forms clouds.

Vapor cools in the clouds and forms droplets that fall back to earth as rain,sleet or snow. The water runs off into lakes, rivers, and streams and back to the sea to be heated again...and the cycle starts over.

Water is the most common substance found on earth.

The human body is about 75% water.

The average person uses about 175 gallons of water a day! Water is the only Substance on earth that naturally exists in all 3 forms – solid (ice), liquid (water) and gas (steam).

One Gallon = 4.54 litres

It takes 2-7 gallons to flush the toilet.

A leaky faucet can waste up to 100gallons a day! That could add up to 36,500 gallons a year!

A 5-minute shower uses 25-50 gallons!

A dishwasher takes 9-12 gallons for each load.A dairy cow needs 36 gallons of water to produce 12 gallons of milk!

An elephant is 70% water!

A person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water.