Archive for February 3, 2017

Water Facts

Enjoy our fun water facts for kids. Learn how important water is to life on Earth as well its many amazing uses and properties. Read about ice, steam, snow, drinking water, oceans, water pollution, seawater, rivers the water cycle and much more with our huge range of interesting facts about water.

  • Water is made up of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen. Its chemical formula is H2O.
  • Each molecule of water is made up of two hydrogen atoms bonded to a single oxygen atom.
  • The existence of water is essential for life on Earth.
  • Water has three different states, liquid, solid and gas.
  • The word water usually refers to water in its liquid state.
  • The solid state of water is known as ice while the gas state of water is known as steam or water vapor.

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