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Water Facts

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are 366 quintillion gallons of water on Earth. ____% percent is potable (safe to drink).

a)

0.7

b)

0.07

c)

0.007

d)

0.0007

2.

Unsafe drinking water and a lack of basic sanitation cause ___% of all sickness and disease.

a)

60

b)

70

c)

80

d)

90

3.

_____ children will die today as a result of water-related diseases.

a)

4100

b)

5200

c)

3300

d)

7400

4.

The ice on Mt. Kilimanjaro has shrunk by ___% over the last 100 years.

a)

65

b)

75

c)

85

d)

95

5.

One well is a sustainable source of water for the daily use of ____ people.

a)

300

b)

400

c)

500

d)

600

6.

Unsafe drinking water has caused more deaths than ______.

a)

war

b)

malaria

c)

influenza

d)

COVID19

7.

The average American uses approximately ___ gallons of water PER DAY.

a)

131

b)

141

c)

151

d)

161

8.

In Africa alone, the people collectively spend approximately _______ hours every year walking to get water.

a)

40 million

b)

40 billion

c)

40 trillion

d)

40 quadrillion

9.

_____% of water-related deaths take place in developing nations.

a)

80

b)

89

c)

90

d)

99

10.

The average Sub-Saharan African uses approximately ___ gallons of water PER DAY.

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

11.

There are ___ billion people in the world without daily access to clean drinking water.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

7

12.

More people have __________ than water faucets.

a)

bank accounts

b)

cell phones

c)

mortgages

d)

computers

13.

It takes approximately ___ gallons of water to make 1 cup of coffee.

a)

3

b)

7

c)

37

d)

73

14.

A mother loses a child to a water-related illness every ___ seconds.

a)

19

b)

29

c)

39

d)

49

15.

It takes approximately _____ gallons of water to make 1 hamburger.

a)

270

b)

2,700

c)

27,000

d)

270,000