water
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... Water As we all know, water is essential for our living. But do we know why? In this essay I am going to tell you why water is so important to our living. Well, first of all, water covers most of our planet. To be specific, about three quarters of it, but actually only 1% of the world's water, is usable to us. About 97% of it is salty sea water, and 2% is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. Even our bodies consist of mainly water, about 70% of it, and the rest of it consists of other minerals. That alone is evidence for water being an essential prime element that is responsible for life on earth. But the list goes on. Water flows through our bodies just like it flows through streams and rivers, transporting, dissolving and replenishing nutrients and organic matter, while carrying away waste materials. Further, it regulates the














