Water Facts - SPLASH October 2021

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Across
  1. 1. it takes about 315 litres (or 70 gallons) to fill a ______
  2. 2. Water boils at a ______ temperature at Mount Everest base camp than on Brighton Beach.
  3. 6. A person can live about a ______ without water
  4. 8. Water expands by ____ percent when it freezes
  5. 9. Sound travels _______ underwater than in air
  6. 11. The _______ effect is the name given to the observation that hot water can freeze faster than cold water in otherwise similar conditions.
  7. 12. 30% of fresh water is in the ______.
  8. 14. 68.7% of the fresh water on Earth is trapped in _____.
  9. 16. There is the same amount of _______ on Earth as there was when the Earth was formed.
  10. 17. The freezing point of water ______ as the amount of salt dissolved in it increases.
Down
  1. 1. 73% of the human _______ is water
  2. 3. Water is composed of two elements, Hydrogen and _____
  3. 4. A healthy adult should drink _____ litres of water everyday to remain healthy.
  4. 5. Water travels up a plant via the _______
  5. 7. A ________ can last longer between drinks than a camel
  6. 10. Water is one of the foundations of the ______ system
  7. 13. Water can ______ more substances than any other liquid
  8. 15. 71% of the surface of ______ is covered in water