Water Trivia

How many of the following questions can you answer?

QUESTIONS
1. How much does a gallon of water weigh?
2. How much water does it take to process a 1/4 pound of hamburger?
3. How much water does it take to make four new tires?
4. What is the total amount of water used to manufacture a new car, including tires?
5. How many households use private wells for their water supply?
6. Water is the only substance found on earth naturally in three forms.  True or false?
7. Does water regulate the earth's temperature?
8. How many miles of pipeline and aqueducts are in the U.S. and Canada?
9. What were the first water pipes made from in the U.S.?
10. How much water is used to flush a toilet?
11. How much water is used in the average five-minute shower?
12. How many community public water supply systems are there in the U.S.?
13. How much water do these utilities process daily?
14. How much water does the average residence use per year?
15. How much of the earth's surface is water?
16. Of the earth's water, how much is oceans or seas?
17. How much of the earth's water is suitable for drinking?

ANSWERS
1. At 20 degrees Celsius, 8.33 pounds
2. Approximately one gallon
3. 2,072 gallons
4. 39,090 gallons per car
5. 17,000,000 households
6. True - solid, liquid, and gas
7. Yes, it is an insulator
8. Approximately one million miles (enough to circle the earth 40 times)
9. Fire charred bored logs
10. 1.6-7 gallons
11. 12.5-50 gallons
12. 58,900
13. 34 billion gallons
14. 107,000 gallons (National)  150,957 gallons (Addison)
15. 80%
16. 97%
17. 1%