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We need water. We appreciate water. We have fun with water. Here are a few fun facts about water. Use these to quiz your friends. See if anyone gets them all correct. 1. What percentage of Earth’s surface is covered with water? 71% 2. What are the two kinds of water? fresh water and salt water 3. How many of our senses can we use to describe pure water? All but taste and smell. We can see it, hear it, and touch it. Pure water has no taste and no smell. 4. What percentage of your body is made up of water? 67% 5. What percentage of water makes up a little mouse? the same, 67% 6. How much of all the water on Earth is drinkable? 3%. The rest, 97%, is salt water. 7. Where can we find the most fresh water? 68% is in glaciers and icecaps. Most of Earth’s fresh water is frozen.
Now settle back under a tree or on the porch. Sip a nice glass of ice water as you discover all the ways to enjoy water. Then plan your next water adventure and tell us all about it. Most importantly, have fun! MaszaS/Shutterstock.com
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How can you best enjoy water? Visiting a swimming pool, lake, or ocean has many benefits. For more of a thrill, the waterpark is your answer. Did you know there are over 1200 of these parks just in the United States? There is likely one within driving distance of your home. Waterparks have a variety of slides and wave pools. Some have added features. You might visit one that has rope bridges or slides that go through a castle. Others have rafts that float families through swift-moving canyons with lots of waves. One park takes kids on side-by-side tube slides that go underwater through a dolphin habitat. Many include water coasters. These are like roller coasters on water. They use two-person rafts that zip around on water slide tracks with sudden drops and passing through dark tunnels. Outdoor waterparks can be very big. One in Wisconsin is the size of 12 football fields. These huge parks offer areas for every age level. They all have different types of slides. Some are as long as a mile! Many have wave pools the size of small lakes. There, you can learn to stand and surf on a surfboard. You don’t need the ocean.
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Do you live in a region with winter weather? Visit an indoor water park. Here, the temperature is always in the 70s or 80s. It doesn’t matter what the weather is outside. These indoor parks may be smaller but still have lots of water adventures. One park takes the riders on a raft through a 24-foot funnel. At the end, they fly into 40-foot waves. Another park offers a white water rafting slide that simulates a real river expedition. By visiting an indoor park in the winter, you will feel like you are on a warm-weather vacation.
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Water parks have evolved from simple water slides to specialized parks where the focus is on one water-based activity, like surfing. With so many different waterparks, there is something for everyone. A trip to a waterpark is the perfect way to beat the heat in the summer or enjoy the heat in the cold of winter.
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by Janette C. Seinen
Water – that wonderful stuff that flows from your tap at the twist of a handle. Where would you be without it? Imagine having no water to fill your water balloons, wash your dog, or give gardens a drink. Try to fill the aquarium, go fishing, take a shower, or hose the mud off your bike without water. You couldn’t do it. Water is a colorless, tasteless, odorless mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. The scientific symbol is H2O, which means two parts hydrogen to one part oxygen. Water can be frozen then melted, heated, evaporated, and combined with other things.
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Water covers most of Earth. It gives our planet its bluish color.
All living things, from the tiniest bug to the tallest ponderosa pine tree, depend on water to live and grow. A person could live a few weeks without food but only a few days without water. Water has many forms. It can be great surging ocean waves or a creeping glacier. It might be steam, a snowball, or the rain in a hurricane. When most things freeze, they become more dense and heavier. Not water. As water freezes, it expands in size. It also becomes less dense, so it can float, like an ice cube or an iceberg. There is water in every part of the world in different amounts. More than 90% of our planet’s water is found in the oceans. Ocean water is salt water. Water has a restless nature. It is always in motion. As the sun shines on our oceans and lakes, water evaporates into the air. The water condenses and forms clouds that are blown over the continents and islands. As the clouds get heavier, they drop the water as precipitation – rain or snow. Water is used for so many things. We enjoy it for swimming and skating and running through a sprinkler on a hot day. Water is wonderful!
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