5.2 Water for Life

Three fourths of the earth's surface is covered with water

Clouds are made of water and air

The stratus cloud looks like a blanket, is called fog when it is very close to earth and usually brings light rain.

The cumulus clouds are large and puffy, sometimes forms thunderstorms and usually appears during fair weather

The cirrus clouds are light and feathery, made of air and ice crystals and is often sign of an approachin storm

All living things need water for living, even ourselves.

Our bodies are about 65% of water, that's why we need to ingest water, to maintain the balance within ourselves.

If you do not take enough water, your heart must work harder to pump blood because it would become thicker and more difficult to carry on.

You can live for over a moth without eating food, but if you went without water you would die in about a week.

Other animals, like the camel can live for months without taking water.