How Much Water Do You Use-Activity

How Much Water Do You Use? Name: Here is a list of ways t hat you and your family use water. Use t he following information to complete the graph below. Fill in one block for every 5 gallons of water used. The first one is completed for you. Activity Gallons Used (Conventional) Toilet Flushing 5 gallons per flush Shower (water running) 3 gallons per minute Laundry Machine (full load) 36 - 50 gallons (conventional) Dishwasher 15 gallons normal load Dish Washing by hand 30 gallons tap running Shaving 10 gallons tap running Brushing Teeth 4 gallons tap running Washing Hands 2 gallons tap running Bath 30-50 gallons Questions: On average, you flush the toilet 5 times each day. How much water do you use to flush the toilet each day?_________ __ How many gallons of water would be used if you took a 10-minute shower?____________ How many cups (8oz) of water do you drink per day? __________ Not including laundry, which of your activities uses the most water? How many gallons? _________ ______Gall ons If you do four loads of laundry on Saturday, how much water will you use (for laundry only)?__________ If you turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth, you would use less than 1 gallon of water to brush your teeth two times. What other kinds of things could you do to conserve water? (Essay /Paragraph)

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