Why is Water Important?
Here are some interesting facts about Why Water is Important....
- Water is necessary to all living things.
- Water is all around us, in the air and in the ground. It is in milk, vegetables, fruit, meat, leaves, trunks, roots, and branches of a tree; it is even in stones.
- Water is used for many things:
- To drink: people should drink 8 glasses of water each day to stay healthy.
- To wash things: dishes, cars, clothes, ourselves as needed.
- To cook things in (eggs, vegetables); to use in things we cook (cakes, soup).
- To put out fires.
- To play in: pools, ponds, lakes, oceans; or to play with when using hoses, sprayers, or sprinklers.
- To water plants, lawns, trees, bushes.
- To transport cargo and people on ships or boats.
- More plants and animals live in water (saltwater or in fresh water) than on land.
Explore the following links to find out how water is used around the world and exactly why it is so important.
Why is water important?
Water is the Lifeblood of the Earth
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