Interesting facts about water for adults and children

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Most of the world's population still does not attachof special importance and does not pay due attention to the availability, quality and quantity of water in our lives. For those who are fortunate to live in non-arid regions, water does not represent great value, but scientists are very concerned about the state of water resources on Earth. And every day reveal new interesting facts about the water.

Water in figures

Now water occupies 70% of the planet's surface, of which only 1% is suitable for human consumption. Of all the world's water resources, fresh water is only 3%, of which only 1.5% are available to humans.
Almost half of all water, namely 46%, is in the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean accounts for 23.9% of water, the Indian Ocean was 20.3%, and the Arctic - 3.7%.
The temperature at which sea water freezes is 1.91 degrees Celsius.
In one glass of water there are 8 septillion molecules!
On our planet there are about 1330 natural types of water. They are classified by the method of origin (thawed, soil, rain) and by composition.

Interesting facts about water and man

A person needs about two liters of water a day. Water contributes to weight loss: drinking more than two liters, we give the body the ability to quickly cleanse of toxins. Water well dulls hunger, soaking up on an empty stomach or before eating.
People who drink the right amount of water are less prone to a heart attack every day than those who drink little clean water.
Without water, a person can live only six days.
The adult organism consists of water by 70%, the child by 80%, the fetus at the age of five months in general by 94%!
During his life a person drinks about thirty-five tons of water. And thirty-three liters of water can be boiled with the energy of the human body, allocated per day.

Water states

We also have interesting information about water and its conditions.

Scientists have found five states of liquid water and fourteen - solid.
Cold water freezes to ice slower than hot, the schoolboy has proved.
Ice is denser than liquid water, so it stays on its surface.
The largest ice reserves on Earth are on polar "caps".
Sea water contains protein and many other nutrients.
Medusa consists of 99% of water, and watermelon - 93%.
The average temperature of the world ocean is three degrees higher than the temperature of the nearest air layer.
In Azerbaijan, there is water that can burn because of the large amount of methane in the composition.
In South Africa, tap water flows from the faucets, suitable for food without cleaning - the third in the world for cleanliness, and the first place is occupied by the water of Finland.
The lake in Antarctica is eleven times colder than the sea and freezes only at -50 ^aboutFROM.
March 22 - World Water Day.

Water: interesting facts for children

To save as long as possiblethe necessary water supplies on the planet, first of all, it is necessary to treat it carefully and economically and educate your children about it. A child in any matter should be interested. Conduct a conversation with the baby, in which tell him interesting facts about the water according to age. All children are maximalists, therefore the information beginning with the words "most, most", will necessarily cause interest and will be postponed in memory!

The biggest drop of rain was 9.4 centimeters! Such drops fell on the United States.
The longest rain has been going on in India for almost two years!
The largest hailstone weighed one kilogram and two grams! It fell on Bangladesh.
The thickness of the cloud in the sky can be more than Mount Everest, its thickness can reach sixteen kilometers!
The iceberg can melt for ten years.

This is not all the interesting facts about water, especially as there are more of them every day. Look for, find out, make discoveries yourself, so that the world is better and more interesting!