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Water - Reading Comprehension

Pure water lacks taste and smell. All living things need water in order to survive. Forty to ninety percent of the weight of all organisms is water. The human body uses water to remove wastes and transport nutrients throughout the body.

Ancient philosophers thought of water as a true building block by which all other liquids are measured. Until the late eighteenth century when a British chemist by the name of Cavendish made water by using a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. We now know that water is 2 parts hydrogen, the most abundant element in our universe, and 1 part oxygen, the element that we breathe in order to survive.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. Which of the following is true?

a. Water smells like apples.

b. All living things need water in order to survive.

c. Water smells like orange juice.

d. None of these

2. What percentage of your body weight may be water?

a. 70% b. 30%

c. 95% d. 10%

3. How does water help your body?

a. it protects you from shock b. it provides your lungs with oxygen

c. it heals cuts d. it transports nutrients

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4. What is the most abundant element in the universe?

a. water b. carbon dioxide

c. hydrogen d. oxygen

5. Water is made of hydrogen and what other element?

a. water b. carbon dioxide

c. hydrogen d. oxygen