Fresh Water
What is freshwater?
3% of Earth's water composition.
All of the Great Lakes combined contain this many gallons of water.
6 quadrillion
Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline. How long is it?
3,288 miles
Choosing this type of plants would be a great way to limit the amount of water your yard would need.
Succulents
Where is the driest permanently occupied continent on Earth?
Aulstralia
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
This percentage of the world's fresh surface water, not frozen in a glacier or ice cap, is contained by Lake Superior.
10%
what is the deepest point of Lake Michigan?
985 ft
The amount of water on earth suitable for drinking
Less than 1 %
Which product requires the most water to produce?
Chocolate
Where is most of our freshwater?
Trapped in Glaciers and Icecaps
The Great Lakes were carved by glaciers how many years ago?
12,000 years
A person in Michigan is never more than how far away from a water source.
6 mile
The number of gallons wasted a day from a tap dripping one drop per second
6 gallons
Michigan is home to the only place in the world with a floating what?
Post Office
What is an important function of wetlands?
Flood Control
Which Great Lake has the deepest point?
Lake Superior
Laid end to end, approximately how many times could Michigan’s streams wrap around the Earth?
1 and a half times
What was one the the first cities to start conserving water?
Denver Colorado
A human can survive a month without food, but only this long without water.
3 days
Name all the freshwater biomes.
Pond, Lakes, Streams, Rivers
How many lighthouses along the Great Lakes?
115
Different rivers share several names in Michigan; for example, there are eight Pine Rivers and seven ____ Rivers:
Black
Using this instead of a hose to clean off your sidewalk or driveway will greatly reduce water waste!
Broom
How much land could Lake Superior cover in one foot of water if completely emptied?
All of North and South America