Water Geography
Water Numbers
Water Chemistry
Water in Your House
Water & Weather
100

What is the largest body of water?

Pacific Ocean

100
How much does 1 pint of water weigh?

1 pound

100

What chemical is used to kill germs and disinfect water?

Chlorine or Ozone

100

What activity uses the most water in your house?

Toilets (33 gallons per day)

100

What is the term to tell you how much water is in the air?

Relative Humidity

200

What is the Largest Lake in North America?

Lake Superior

200

How much does a gallon of water weigh?

about 8 pounds

200

Sounds travels faster through air or water?

Water!

200
How much water is used by a 5-minute shower?

About 10 gallons

200

How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

70 to 75%

300

What is the longest river in the world?

Nile River

300
What percent of your body is water?

Between 50 and 70%

300

What minerals are found in water that make it "hard"?

Calcium and magnesium
300

White crusty stuff builds up on your showerhead over time.  What is it?

Minerals from the water like calcium and magnesium

300

What the difference between clouds, snow, and rain?

Clouds are water vapor in the air.  Rain is falling liquid water and show is falling solid water.

400
What is the name of the canal that connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean?

Panama Canal

400

How long can a person survive without water?

3 days

400

What conducts heat better, air or water?

Water is 25 times more efficient at conducting heat.

400
How do you get rid of the white crusty stuff around your showerhead?

Acids like vinegar

400

List at least 3 of the 5 types of precipitation?

Rain, sleet, hail, snow, freezing rain

500

What is the longest river in the USA?

Mississippi River

500

How much water should you drink in one day?

8 x 8 ounces or about 2L

500

Water can dissolve many things for living organism so it is often called the universal ____________.

Solvent

500

Name 5 things you can do to save water in your house?

Answers vary!  Shorter showers, less flushes, don't leave the water on while brushing teeth, etc.

500

Thin layer of ice that forms on the roads that you can't see is called __________ ice.

Black ice