Activity Books Understanding Water Activity Book | 页面 59

An acre is a measure of land area.
An acre foot is a basic measurement of water volume.

An acre foot of
water is enough water to
cover one acre of land one
foot deep; or enough water
to put 10 inches of water
on a football field.
One acre foot of water is 325,851 gallons.
If an urban family of five uses one acre foot
of water for all its needs for one year…

How many gallons per person is this?

How many gallons of water does your
family use in a year?
CONSERVATION of water means using less water
because you want to use less, not because you have to
use less (rationing).
If your family can do things that will result in
using 10% less water, how many gallons of water
would be saved? What would you do to save water?
If your family can do things that will result in
using 20% less water, how many gallons of water
would be saved? What would you do to save water?
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