WATER

• THE CHEMICAL FORMULA OF WATER IS H2O, MEANING IT IS MADE OF TWO HYDROGEN ATOMS BONDED TO ONE OXYGEN ATOM.
THE HYDROGEN ATOMS EACH ATTACH TO ONE SIDE OF THE OXYGEN ATOM AND HAVE A POSITIVE CHARGE WHEREAS THE OXYGEN
ATOM HAS A NEGATIVE CHARGE.
• THIS POLARIZES THE WATER MOLECULE, MUCH LIKE A MAGNET, GIVING A WATER MOLECULE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ENDS. SINCE
OPPOSITE CHARGES ATTRACT, WATER MOLECULES TEND TO “STICK” TOGETHER. THIS GIVES WATER SURFACE TENSION AND
ALLOWS OBJECT, SUCH AS PAPERCLIPS, TO FLOAT ON IT.
• WATER I KNOWN AS THE UNIVERSAL SOLVENT BECAUSE IT CAN DISSOLVE MORE SUBSTANCES THAN ANY OTHER LIQUID.
• IT CAN DISSOLVE SALT,SUGAR,ACIDS,ALKALIZ,SOME GASES, AND ORGANIC MATERIAL.
• WATER TRAVELLING THROUGH YOUR BODY OR THROUGH THE GROUND TAKES CHEMICALS, MINERALS, AND NUTRIENTS WITH
IT.
• WATER’S ABILITY TO DISSOLVE SUBSTANCES HELPS KEEP THE PLANET HEALTHY.
• WATER IN OCEANS HAVE ABSORBED ABOUT SHALF OF THIS CO2 BY DISSOLVING THE GAS
FROM THE AIR AND PROCESSING IT BY SEA VEGETATION.
• WATER HAS A HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT INDEX, MEANING THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY TO
CHANGE IT’S TEMPERATURE. THIS IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE TO SURVIVE ON PLANET.

FABULOUS FACTS
• AN INCH OF RAIN WATER IS EQUIVALENT TO 15 INCHES TO DRY POWERY SNOW.
• THE DEEPEST PART OF THE OCEAN IS 35,813 FEET WATER (10,916 METERS) DEEP AND
OCCURS IN THE MARIANA TRENCH IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
• THE HUMAN BRAIN IS 80% WATER.