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71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, with 97% of that being salt water. Groundwater refers to water stored underground. Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen and is called the universal solvent because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Nearly all statements provided about water were true, including that 97% of the world's water is undrinkable, water regulates temperatures on Earth and in our bodies, and conserving water minimizes drought effects. The most important statements highlighted water as the most important resource and its role in regulating global temperatures. 79% of fresh water is trapped in glaciers.

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Question and Answer Water Conservation

71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, with 97% of that being salt water. Groundwater refers to water stored underground. Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen and is called the universal solvent because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Nearly all statements provided about water were true, including that 97% of the world's water is undrinkable, water regulates temperatures on Earth and in our bodies, and conserving water minimizes drought effects. The most important statements highlighted water as the most important resource and its role in regulating global temperatures. 79% of fresh water is trapped in glaciers.

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Question and Answer

1. What percentage of the earth is covered with water


= 71%
2. What percentage of the Earth's water is salt water?
= 97%
3. Water stored in layers of soil and rock beneath earth's surface is called?
= groundwater
4. Water is composed of two elements, ________ and ______.
= hydrogen and oxygen
5. Water is called the ___________ because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid.
= universal solvent

True or False
6. Nearly 97% of the world’s water is salty or otherwise undrinkable. Another 2% is locked in ice caps
and glaciers. That leaves just 1% for all of humanity’s needs — all its agricultural, residential,
manufacturing, community, and personal needs.
= true
7. Water regulates the Earth’s temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body,
carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues, and removes
wastes.
= true
8. Water has a low heat index—it absorbs less heat before it begins to get hot.
= false
9. There is about the same amount of water on Earth now as there was millions of years ago
=true
10. Conserving water minimizes the effects of drought and water shortages.
= true
11. Water regulates the Earth’s temperature
=true
12. Water is the most important resource in the world
=true
13. Global warming can worsen these water shortages in some places and can create water shortages
in other places.
= true
14. A lot of countries in the world face serious water shortages with its root not really about shortage
of water but of overpopulation.
=true
15. Water treatment plants consume a lot of energy, and because we rely on fossil fuels and
nonrenewable resources, we must be cautious of the water we use and the energy we consume. We
consume more water, which means we use more energy and produce more pollutants.
=true

16. Drinking too much water can be fatal, known as ________.


= water intoxication
17. Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under some conditions, commonly known
as________.
= mpemba effect
18. Iis the most important resource in the world
= water
19. It regulates the Earth’s temperature
=water
20. How many percent of the fresh water on Earth is trapped in glaciers?
= 79%

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