Water Facts

May. 01, 2009

Did you know that...

• Water makes up 75% of the Earth's surface?
• The amount of water on earth is 326 million cubic miles?
• About 1% of the water in our body is lost when we get thirsty?
• An apple is 85% water?
• The water that we see today is the same water millions of years ago?
• A human body is made up of 70% water?
• An infant is 80% water?
• Water dissolves more substances than any liquid?
• An average person can drink up to three gallons of water daily?
• Water intoxication occurs when we drink too much water?

  The water dilutes the sodium in our blood and causes an imbalance in the brain's water.

• Not all of the eight glasses of water that we must consume is drank?

  We can also get it from the foods we eat.

• We would get water intoxicated in times of intense athletic performance?
• Pure water has pH level of 7.0?

  It is neither acidic nor basic.

• Water has zero osmotic pressure?

  Water is the only substance that can go in and out of the cell freely.

• Soft drinks, tea, and coffee comprise of almost entirely water?

  They only have caffeine, which acts as a mild diuretic that prevents water from being absorbed by the body.

• More water is stored underground than on the surface of the Earth?

  It is stored in aquifers.

• Only three tenths of the water on Earth is usable by man?

  It is found in bodies of freshwater.

• The hydrogen and oxygen in water can be separated by electrolysis?

  Electrolysis is a process in which electricity is made to flow on water until the atoms are separated.