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Old Faithful spurts how much water

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:35:29 +0000

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park spurts up to 8,000 gallons of 200 degree water about 140 feet into the air for 1 1/2 to 5 minutes for each eruption.

Linen can absorb how much water

admin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:57:48 +0000

Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp. Hence linen diapers.

Frogs drink water by

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:46:09 +0000

Frogs drink water by absorbing it through their skin.

How fast does rain fall

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:56:37 +0000

If you don’t include wind driven rain, rain falls between 7 and 18 miles per hour in non windy air. Thats kind of a large range, but the speed depends on the size of the rain and the friction of the air.

5 Parts to Earths Water Cycle

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:20:29 +0000

Water moves around the earth and it has a cycle. The earths water cycle has five parts: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration and surface run-off.

Elephants trunk holds how much water

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:54:21 +0000

An elephants trunk holds up to 18 quarts of water.

How long can a Dolphin stay under water

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:58:23 +0000

Dolphins are mammals and they can stay up to 15 minutes underwater.

Rain fall over one square mile

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:08:29 +0000

One inch of rain over one square mile is 17,378,700 gallons of water.

How much water can a Pelican’s Beak Hold

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:03:07 +0000

The beak doens’t actually hold water, but the flexible pouch beneath it.

Pelicans use this pouch to capture both water and prey. Once the pouch is full, the pelican’s drain the pouch of water and consume what remains.

How much water this pouch can hold depends on the type of pelican.

Rainbow Facts

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:34:23 +0000

A Rainbow is light refracted through droplets of water
The angle of light refraction to create a Rainbow is 42 degrees of the eye of the person watching