Wyandotte H.S. Kansas City, Kansas Science Achievers present
WATER THE NEW OIL $64 per barrel $3.00 per gal. gasoline Approximately $20.00 per gal
DINOSAUR WATER
Hydrologic cycle
TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER 97 % SALTY OR UNDRINKABLE 2 % IS LOCKED IN ICE CAPS AND GLACIERS 1 % FOR ALL HUMANITY’S NEEDS –AGRICULTURE –RESIDENTIAL –MANUFACTURING –COMMUNITY –PERSONAL NEEDS
MICKEY MOUSE?
SOLID LIQUID VAPOR STATES OF WATER
COHESION
ADHESION WHICH CAN LEADS TO CAPILLARY ACTION
WATER PROPERTIES PURE WATER FREEZES AT 0 DEGREES CELSIUS. EXPANDS AND IS LESS DENSE AND THEREFORE FLOATS.
FACTS: 75 % OF HUMAN BRAIN IS WATER 66 % OF BODY IS WATER A PERSON CAN LIVE WITHOUT FOOD FOR ABOUT A MONTH BUT ONLY A WEEK WITHOUT WATER. WATER IS PART OF A DEEPLY INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM. WHAT WE POUR ON THE GROUND ENDS UP IN OUR WATER, AND WHAT WE SPEW INTO THE SKY ENDS UP IN OUR WATER.
MORE FACTS: THE AVERAGE TOTAL HOME WATER USE FOR EACH PERSON IN THE U.S. IS ABOUT 50 GALLONS PER DAY.
QUIZ TIME WATER IS THE ONLY SUBSTANCE FOUND ON EARTH NATURALLY IN THREE FORMS. TRUE (SOLID, LIQUID, AND GAS)
DOES WATER REGULATE THE EARTH’S TEMPERATURE? YES—IT IS A NATURAL INSULATOR
AT WHAT TEMPERATURE DOES WATER FREEZE? 32 DEGREES F, 0 DEGREES C
HOW LONG CAN A PERSON LIVE WITHOUT FOOD? MORE THAN A MONTH
HOW LONG CAN A PERSON LIVE WITHOUT WATER? APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK.
HOW MUCH OF THE HUMAN BODY IS WATER? 66%
HOW MUCH OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE IS WATER? 80%
OF ALL THE EARTH’S WATER, HOW MUCH IS OCEAN? 97%
HOW MUCH OF THE EARTH’S WATER IS SUITABLE FOR DRINKING? 1%
HOW MUCH WATER IS USED TO FLUSH A TOILET? 2-7 GALLONS
WATER AND THE DUNES
WHAT CAN YOU DO? CONSERVE BY –FLUSH------LESS –BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH THE WATER OFF –WASH CLOTHES WITH WASHER FULL
WHS SCIENCE ACHIEVERS CONSERVATION IDEA! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION CONSERVE
PRESENTATION BY Zachary Carson Dee Goston Leandra Hill Daniel Kirkpatrick Lian Piang