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100

True or False:

Changes in electrolyte concentrations can cause water to move from one fluid compartment of the body to another.

True

Changes in electrolyte concentrations (sodium, potassium, calcium, bicarbonate) can cause water to move from one fluid compartment to another.

Water “follows” minerals to equalize concentrations.

100

Pure water conducts electricity.

  • True

  • False

FALSE 


Any impurities, like salts, in the water enable it to conduct electricity. When salts are dissolved in water, they separate into different electrically charged atoms called ions.

100

Which contains the highest percentage of water? 

  1. Strawberries

  2. Cauliflower

  3. Cottage Cheese

2. Cauliflower has 92% 


(Strawberries have 91%, Cottage Cheese has 80%)

100

This type of water is boiled and the steam is collected and condensed back into a liquid.

  1. Structured

  2. Mineral

  3. Tap

  4. Distilled

  5. Sparkling

4. Distilled

100

Which body contains more water?  

  1. Fetus

  2. Newborn

1. Fetus

200

True or False: 

Purified water can be tap water OR groundwater. 

True

Purified water is usually tap or groundwater which has been treated to remove harmful substances like bacteria, fungi, and parasites.

200

What percentage of the earth's water is available as fresh water?

  1. <1%

  2. 2%

  3. 5%

  4. 8%

  5. 10%

  1. < 1% is available as fresh water.


97% of the Earth's water is salty. 

2.1% is locked up in polar ice caps.

200

Which requires more water to produce?

  1. Pound of Oats

  2. Pound of Potatoes

  1. Oats (290 gallons)

(Potatoes require 34 gallons)



200

Who’s more likely to be dehydrated? 

  1. An obese person 

  2. A lean person


An obese person. 

Fat contains the least water of all body tissues, so a person with lots of fat is more likely to be dehydrated than a lean person.

200

True or False:

Your body's water composition changes at different phases of your life.

 True: 

A human fetus is around 95% water for the first months. 

A human is around 77% at birth, 50-55% in adulthood, and less in the elderly.

300

True or False: 

Salt concentrations in the body fluids of mammals are very similar to sale concentrations of seawater.

True

300

The Great Lakes contain what % of the world's surface fresh water

  1. 10%

  2. 20%

  3. 30%

  4. 40%

2. 20%

300

Which requires more water to produce?

  1. Pound of Oranges

  2. Pound of Plums

2. Plums (261 gallons)

(Oranges require 67 gallons)


300

Approximately how much water is needed to a pint of beer?

  1. 17 gallons

  2. 37 gallons

  3. 87 gallons

  4. 107 gallons

2. 37 gallons

300

What freezes faster? 

  1. Hot Water 

  2. Cold Water

  3. Luke Warm Water

1. Hot Water

400

True or False: 

Women typically have a higher percentage of body water than do men.

False

The average TBW% ranges for a healthy person are: Female 45 to 60% 

Male 50 to 65%

400

What percentage of body water is inside our cells (vs outside our cells)?

  1. 25%

  2. 33%

  3. 50%

  4. 67%

  5. 75%

4. 67% is within our cells

400

Which requires MORE water to produce?

  1. Pound of Peppermint

  2. Pound of Cinnamon

2. Cinnamon ( 1860 gallons)

( Peppermint requires 35 gallons)



400

Approximately how much water is needed to produce 1 pound of cotton?

  1. 530 gallons

  2. 1180 gallons

  3. 1825 gallons

  4. 2425 gallons

  • (2) 1180 gallons

400

Water footprint includes how much water is consumed for...

  1. The amount we breathe, drink and pee. 

  2. The things we eat & wear, and the energy to produce them. 

  3. The amount we drink and pee. 

2. The things we eat & wear, and the energy to produce them. 

The water footprint is a measure of humanity's appropriation of fresh water in volumes of water consumed and/or polluted for the goods and services we consume. 

500

True or False:

Water is the most common molecule in the universe.

False

The most common is hydrogen gas, H2

500

Why is water a liquid at room temperature when similar molecules such as ammonia (NH3) are a gas?

  1. Water is sticky

  2. Water has a lower molecular weight

  3. Because there is already moisture in the air, water tends to remain in a liquid state.

The "stickiness" (surface tension) of water molecules holds them together as a liquid.

True: It's what gives it such a large surface tension. 

It keeps you alive: it means water can pull blood up narrow vessels in the body, often against the force of gravity.

500

Which requires MORE water to produce?

  1. Pound of Asparagus

  2. Pound of Broccoli

  1. Asparagus (258 gallons)

(Broccoli requires 34 gallons)

500

Approximately how much water is needed to produce 1 kg (2.2 lb) of beef?

  1. 600 gallons

  2. 1240 gallons

  3. 1760 gallons

  4. 2400 gallons

2400 gallons



500

True or False: 

You can overdose on water.


True

Drinking too much water can be fatal 

(known as water intoxication - involves hyponatremia, dangerously low levels of sodium)

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