Acronyms
What does PPM stand for?
What is parts per million?
An average American will use this many gallons of water every day.
What is 90?
The purple water pipes carry this kind of water.
What is purified wastewater?
This is a cycle that water goes through all the time. Some things the water goes through during this cycle are precipitation, condensation, and evaporation.
What is the water cycle?
Out of all the water we have on Earth the percentage of freshwater is this.
What is 3?
What does GCD stand for?
What is Groundwater Conservation District?
A leaky faucet dripping one drip a second can waste this many gallons of water in a single year.
What is 3,000?
Ice (solid water) floats in liquid water because it makes this shape with the molecules.
What is a hexagon?
This is a type of well that sprays up from the ground naturally.
What is an artesian well?
An adult has about this percentage of water in their body.
What is 60%?
What does TWDB stand for?
What is Texas Water Development Board?
A pair of cotton blue jeans takes this many gallons of water to produce.
What is 1,800?
This office supply takes about 2.6 gallons of water to produce, and is used often.
What is a sheet of paper?
This aquifer is the largest in the USA under 8 states.
What is the Ogallala?
An average shower length for an adult is this many minutes.
What is 7-9?
What does TDS stand for?
What is total dissolved solids?
There are about this many gallons of water on Earth.
What is 326 million trillion?
It takes about this many gallons of water to fill an average pool.
What is 20,000?
There is fresh water and salt water. When these two types of water mix they create an in-between and what is that water called?
What is brackish water?
Out of every 16 people how many of those people around the world have no access to water?
What is 2?
What does TCEQ stand for?
What is Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
An adult oyster can filter up to this many gallons of water in a day.
What is 50?
Explain what an acre-foot is and used for.
What is a measurement for water that is an acre big and a foot tall.
This is the land between the bank and the water. This section helps prevent erosion due to the plants that grow there.
What is a riparian zone?
What percentage of water used for agriculture is wasted?
What is 60%?