a trivia contest activity.. just five drips per minute can waste _____ gallons in one year? a. 25 b....
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Put food coloring in the toilet tank. If it seeps into the bowl, there is a leak. Leaky toilets waste up to _____ gallons of
water per day- the same as flushing a toilet more than ____ times!
A. 200/50B. 100/25C. 50/20
D. 175/65
A. 200/50
About 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, but only ___% is usable freshwater.A. 10%B. 5%C. 2%1% D. 1%
The Egyptians were the first people to record methods for treating water. These records date back more than 1,500 years to 400AD. They indicate that the most common ways of cleaning water were by boiling it over a fire, heating it in
the sun, or by… A. cooling it in a pyramid.B. dipping a heated piece of iron into it.C. using charcoal as a filtering device.D. filtering it through a wet dog.
B. Dipping a heated piece of iron into it.
Water makes up 83% of our blood, 70% of our brain, and 90% of our lungs. Overall, our bodies are ____% water.A. 70%B. 75%C. 80%D. 90%
A. 70%
The average price of water in the United States is about $1.50 for 1000 gallons. At that price, a gallon of water costs less than ____.A. a dimeB. a quarterC. 2 centsD. one cent
D. One cent
Shorten each shower by five minutes, you’ll save up to ___ gallons of water per shower.
A. 10B. 20C. 25D. 100
C. 25
You can save ____ gallons of water every time you take a bath by filling up your bathtub halfway.
A. 5B. 18C. 30D. 68
B. 18
If you could fill a bucket with the world’s water, only a ______would be drinkable.A. tablespoonB. 12 ounces( soda pop can)C. teaspoonD. a half pint
C. teaspoonKinda’Dark
in here.
Turn off the water while you brush your teeth and save four gallons a minute. That’s ____ gallons a week for a family of four!
A. 50B. 100C. 150D. 200
D. 200
Hate washing the dishes? Using a dishwasher isn’t just easy, it saves water too. The average dishwasher uses ___ gallons of water per load, while washing dishes by hand can use up to sixteen gallons.A. 10B. 8C. 6D. 12
A. 10
The average American uses ___gallons of domestic water per person per day.A. 176B. 100C. 78D. 120
A. 176
In case you’re curious, here’s a list of some other countries and their
domestic water usage.
Country # Gallons
Egypt 10
Ghana 9
South Africa 44
Canada 209
Honduras 9
Mozambique 3
176 gallons
It takes 39,090 gallons of water to manufacture a new _______.A. BicycleB. Kitchen counter topC. CarD. Harley-Davidson
C. Car