1. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
WATER
Riga Ostvald
Secondary School
Form 5. b
Sarah Shabazova

2. Most of the earth's
surface consists of water;
there is much more water
than there is land.

3. There are two kinds of
water; salt water and
freshwater. Salt water
contains great amounts of
salt, whereas freshwater
has a dissolved salt
concentration of less than
1%. Only freshwater can be
applied as drinking water.

4. Most of the earth's
surface water is
permanently frozen
or salty.

5. Water is the only substance that is found
naturally on earth in three forms: liquid,
gas, solid.

6. A person can live about a
month without food, but
only about a week
without water. If a human
does not absorb enough
water dehydration is the
result.

7. More than 2 billion
people on earth
do not have a safe
supply of water.

8. Water regulates the
temperature of the
human body. If you
have caught a fever
you should drink lots
of water.