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Water Facts
• Only 3% of all the water on Earth is freshwater
(97% is ocean water)
• Water can dissolve more substances than any
other liquid, including sulfuric acid
• 30% of all freshwater is underground
• The water found in lakes, streams, rivers,
swamps and ponds makes up only 0.3% of the
world’s fresh water
• 68% of all fresh water is trapped in glaciers
Water Facts
• Approximately 70% of the human body is
water
• The average American uses 100 gallons of
water per day
• Approximately 400 billion gallons of water are
used in the United States daily
• Americans use more water each day by
flushing the toilet than showering or any other
activity
• Europeans use 50% less water than Americans
Water Facts
• More than 25% of bottled water comes from the
same place that tap water comes from
• It takes 6.5 years for an American household to
use the amount of water that it takes to fill an
Olympic swimming pool (660,000 gallons)
• It takes 7.5 years for an American household to
use the amount of water that falls over Niagara
Falls in 1 minute (750,000 gallons)
• http://www.allaboutwater.org/water-facts.html
WHERE IS ALL THE WATER??
Where is all the water??
• Water covers 71% of the earth
• 97% of all of the water on earth is in the OCEANS
• 3% of all water on earth is FRESHWATER, and only 1%
of all the freshwater is accessible by humans
Where is all the water??
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Reservoir: Biological
Description: All of the water in every living organism
Percentage: 0.0005%
Measurement = 2 drops
Where is all the water??
• Reservoir: Atmosphere
• Description: Clouds, water vapor, ice
crystals
• Percentage: 0.001%
• Measurement = 4 drops
Where is all the water??
• Reservoir: Rivers and Streams
• Description: snow and rain that flows to the
ocean
• Percentage: 0.003%
• Measurement = 11 drops
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Reservoir: Inland seas
Description: all of the saltwater lakes on earth
Percentage: 0.006%
Measurement = 21 drops
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Reservoir: Freshwater lakes
Description: All freshwater lakes and dams
Percentage: 0.007%
Measurement = 27 drops
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Reservoir: Groundwater
Description: all of the water in aquifers underground
Percentage: 0.7325%
Measurement = 138.5 mL
Where is all the water??
• Reservoir: glaciers and ice caps
• Description: Water frozen near
the poles
• Percentage: 2%
• Measurement = 378 mL
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Reservoir: oceans
Description: All of the water in all of the oceans
Percentage: 97.25 %
Measurement = All of the water left in the tank
Distribution of Water on Earth
All the Freshwater on Earth