1. Where do you use most of the water
in your house?
C. The Bathroom It takes about five to seven gallons
of water to flush the toilet. If you take a shower
or bath that uses about 25-50 gallons. Brushing your teeth and leaving
the water
running uses about two gallons of water.
2. How much water does a cow need to drink to
make one gallon of milk?
D. Four gallons
3. Which of the following does not need water?
D. All of the above. It takes water to bake cookies,
grow a garden, even make a car!
It takes 39,000 gallons of water to manufacture a car; most of that
is
involved in making the tires.
4. Which uses less water?
A. Running a dishwasher.
It takes 15 gallons of water to run your dishwasher on a full load.
It can take up to 20 gallons just to wash the dishes from breakfast
or lunch.
5. How much water does it take to make a hamburger,
fries, and soda for lunch?
C. 1,500 gallons.
That includes the water to grow the potatoes, grain for the hamburger
bun, food for
the cattle, and making the soda.
6. How many glasses of water should you drink a day?
C. 8 glasses.
7. How much of the earth is water?
D. 80%. Almost all of the earth is water,
but only about
one percent (1%) is fresh water that we can use for
drinking water. Most of the water on the earth it
salt water. It is too difficult and expensive to
remove the salt and making drinking water.
8. Is it possible to drink water as old as a
dinosaur?
A. True. Because of the water cycle, the
same water gets used over and over
again. Here's how it works: water falls to the ground as rain or snow,
then it either evaporates or goes into a river or the ground, then
eventually evaporates again and becomes a cloud. The cycle starts
all over again.
9. Which of the following animals CAN live without
drinking water?
C. A desert rat. Also, a koala bear can live without
water; the bear eats eucalyptus leaves
for liquid. A camel stores water in its hump and a giraffe can live
for
three weeks with no water.
10. How much of your body is water?
A. 66%.
Every system in your body uses water. For example, water makes up
nearly all your blood. And water helps keep you body temperature stable.
