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Water! Life is not possible without water. What do you know about water -- or do you just take it for granted?

We can start our investigation by visitingColorado Water Knowledge's Cool Water Facts . Although this site is about water in Colorado, it has some interesting facts about water in general. Did you know that less than one percent of the water treated by public water systems is used for drinking and cooking? Or that to produce a lunch consisting of a hamburger, french fries and a soda requires 1500 gallons of water if you include the water used to raise the grain and potatoes?

One of the more fascinating facts listed is that the natural rotation of the Earth has been altered slightly by the 10 trillion tons of water stored in reservoirs over the past 40 years: (Construction of water reservoirs alters Earth's spin ). This fact was taken from the site US Water News, a source of information about the water issues around the world.

Visiting a water web site and run into an unfamiliar term or reference? You might find it defined in World Atlas.Com's Glossary of Water Terminology or the Water Science Glossary of Terms .

There are many web sites on the topic of the water or the hydrologic cycle -- the circulation of water from the atmosphere to earth and back to the atmosphere. Environment Canada's Hydrology Cycle features an illustration with discussions about the various parts of the cycle.

We have visited Tim and Moby of BrainPOP before. View their excellent movie on the Water Cycle. USGS's Water Science for Schools has a section on the water cycle. In addition, the USGS site is a comprehensive introduction into the topic of water. Designed for students, topics covered include where water occurs on the earth and water basics or properties, to name a few. It is an excellent site.

The EPA's (Environmental Protection Agency) Drinking Water site has a short section on the water cycle. You might also like to visit Michigan State University's Hydrologic Cycle. For a more detailed look, click over to Okanagan University College's The Hydrologic Cycle or the University of Illinois' The Hydrologic Cycle.

And last but not least (although I am sure there are many other sites about the water cycle) is NASA's site NASA's Observatorium Hydrologic Cycle. Enjoy!

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