Water Pollution
Name one thing (pollutant) that can make water dirty and unsafe.
Oil, trash, chemicals, sewage, etc
Name 1 reason we need to keep water clean
Animals and people can drink it, animals can live in it, etc
How many oceans are there?
5
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic, Southern/Antarctic
Name one cause/source of water pollution
Factories, farms, cities, sewage, landfills, littering, etc
Name 1 way people use water every day
washing, cooking, cleaning, power, grow food, etc
How many forms can water be in?
3 states (solid, liquid, gas)
Name 1 way ocean animals are harmed by water pollution.
Choked, tangled in trash, eat it, zones where they can't breathe, killed, etc
Is water ever created or disappear?
No
It is recycled during the water cycle. The total amount of water on earth remains constant.
What is the biggest ocean?
Pacific
How much water (in cups) should a 2nd grader drink each day?
5 cups
What is the largest ocean animal?
Blue whale
How many pieces of plastic (in trillions) are there in the ocean?
5 trillion
(Weighing 269,000 tons = 21,833 school buses)
How much of our bodies is water? (percentage within 10 receives points)
60%
How much of the world's surface is covered by water? (percentage within 10 receives points)
More than 70%