Water Bonus

Bonus Facts About Water

•  Water covers 70% of the Earth's surface but accounts for only 0.02% of its total mass.
• Jellyfish are 95% water by weight.
• The water on Earth today is the same water that dinosaurs drank millions of years ago.
• It takes about 2,700 liters of water to produce a single cotton T-shirt.
• Water has been found on the Moon and Mars.
• The longest river in the world is the Nile, stretching 6,650 kilometers.
• Oceans absorb about 30% of the CO₂ humans emit into the atmosphere.
• Water freezes faster in warmer environments, a phenomenon known as the Mpemba effect.
• A trillion tons of water evaporate into the atmosphere daily.
• About 70% of the water you drink is used to sustain brain functions.
• Ancient Roman aqueducts transported water using gravity alone.
• An Olympic-sized swimming pool contains approximately 2.5 million liters of water.
• It takes 7,600 liters of water to refine a single barrel of crude oil.
• The Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water on Earth.
• Water weighs about 8.34 pounds per gallon.
• The average American uses 80-100 gallons of water per day.
• Desalination technology can convert saltwater into drinkable water.
• Water pressure increases by one atmosphere for every 10 meters of depth.
• The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in Earth's oceans.
• Water is used in hydraulic systems for lifting heavy machinery.
• Each year, over 1.7 billion people experience water scarcity.
• Solar stills use sunlight to purify water, making it safe to drink.
• Waterfalls form when rivers erode softer rock layers.
• The ancient Greeks invented water clocks for timekeeping.
• Plants release water vapor through a process called transpiration.
• Freshwater fish cannot survive in saltwater because of osmosis.