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Show DID YOU KNOW 1. What percent of all the earth's water is freshwater? 2. Where is the greatest amount of freshwater found on earth? 3. Once evaporated, a water molecule spends how many days in the air? 4. How many gallons of water a day are carded across the U.S. in the atmosphere? 5. What percent of this atmospheric moisture falls as precipitation each day? 6. What percent of a living tree is water? 7. On average, what % of the adult body is water? 8. what % of your brain is water? 9. About how many gallons of water are recycled through our kidneys each day? 10. How much water is used to brush your teeth? 11. How much water is used to flush a toilet? 12. A 10-minute shower uses about how many gallons of water? 13. How much water do you use to take a bath? 14. How much water is used by the average dishwasher in one cycle? 15. What % of the earth's freshwater supply is available for human consumption? 16. How many gallons of water are required to produce one egg? 17. How many gallons of water does it take to produce a bushel of wheat? 18. How many gallons of water does it take to process a meal of a 1/4 lb hamburger, an order of fries, and a soft drink? 19. About how many gallons of water does it take to process the food in a Thanksgiving dinner for eight? 20. How many gallons of water does it take to produce one average-size Sunday newspaper? How many newspapers are printed everyday? 21. How many gallons of water are used to produce the average domestic auto, including the tires? 22. How many gallons of water can a gallon of gasoline contaminate? 23. How many gallons of water does the average American use in a day? 24. On average, how much does it cost each day to supply each Americans water needs? 25. The United States spends billions of dollars on water management. Can you think of some ways this affects you? Answers 1-3%, 2-Polar ice caps, 3-10 days, 4-40 trillion gallons, 5-40%, 6-75%, 7-65-70%, 8-75%, 9-400 gallons, 10-2 gallons, 11-2-7 gallons, 12-5 5 gallons, 13-25-50 gallons, 14-12-20 gallons, 15-1%, 16-120 gallons, 17-20,000 gallons 18-1400 gallons, 19- 47,674 gallons, 20-150 gallons, 21-39,000 gallons 22-750,000 gallons, 23-200 gallons, 24-27 cents, 25-e.g. drinking water, waste water treatment, sport and commercial fishing, recreation, crop irrigation. Hooper City Plain City Pleasant View City Roy City South Ogden City West Haven City For more information about the Weber County storm water quality management program and additional pamphlets, contact: Weber County Stormwater Management Dr. George S. Burbidge 444- 24th St. Ogden, UT. 84401 Office 801-399-8677 Fax 801-625-3699 Put Used Oil |