Watern the World?
This freshwater lake holds an impressive 10% of Earth's surface freshwater
Lake Superior
Although humans can live for weeks without food, we can only go this many days without water
Three
In British Columbia, what legislation governs Dams?
Water Sustainability Act
These 'rainforests of the sea" are literally made of animals
Coral Reefs
Canada has more of this than any other country in the world, an astonishing 243,000KM of it!
Coastline
Water is the only substance that can occur as all of these three things
Liquid, Solid, and Gas
At over 9 football fields long, beavers in this Canadian province have created the largest beaver dam in the world
Alberta
There are four phases to the water cycle these are Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, and what?
Collection
This bay, which is always up for a good time, has the highest tides in the world
the Bay of Fundy (16 meters)
These icy celestial bodies are sometimes called "dirty snowballs" by astronomers
Comets & Asteroids
At over 600 feet tall and 2.3 kilometers long, this dam in China is the largest in the world
Three Gorges Dam
30% of the Earth's water is stored where?
Underground
The super volcano in this National Park heats pools that are brightly coloured due to thermophiles, which are heat-loving microbes
Yellowstone
Plants use photosynthesis, a chemical process that requires water, sunlight, and this, to make sugar
Carbon Dioxide
Dams can produce thousands of these, and a single one can power between 750 and 1000 homes
Megawatt
What percentage of Earth's water is freshwater?
1%
The Romans built aqueducts that could move water up to 95KM, revolutionising access to fresh water. What was used to move the water?
Gravity
This organ, which every person in this building is guaranteed to be using, is made up of 75% water
Brain
This dam located in the Kootenay region of British Columbia shares it's name with both a lake and a city
Duncan Dam
50% of all oxygen on Earth is produced by this marine life
Phytoplankton