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About 3 percent (2.75%) of the total water on Earth is fresh water, and as much as 75% of that is locked up as ice in glaciers and polar caps. Most of the rest is groundwater or water vapor in the air. Thank you!
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∙ 14y ago3 percent!!! i LUV answering questions i no!!!
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∙ 12y agoApproximately 27.5% of freshwater can be found in lakes.
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∙ 6y agoLess than one third of 1 %.
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Is there more salt water in the world than fresh water?
Yes. Only 3% of the water on Earth's surface is freshwater, while the other 97% is salt water. 71% of the Earth's surface is made up of water.
How much of the planet Earth is made up of water?
Surprisingly little. Water covers a little under three-quarters of Earth's surface, but it's almost all on (or just below) the surface, so a relatively tiny fraction of Earth is water.
What types of water make up fresh water on earth?
Natural spring water is the only fresh water on earth. Other water for drinking or bathing is filtered through a series of tanks and treated with chemicals to make it safer to drink. Large man made reservoirs also help with the supply of drinking water.
What is the mantel of the earth made of?
The largest portion of the earth. Below the crust and above the core of the Earth! what percentage is it of the earth?
Why can't human beings live without water?
Humans need water to survive because it provides hydration to the body and organs.
What is the global percentage of saltwater?
2/3 of the Earth's surface is made of water. Out of this, presently only 0.05% is fresh water.
What percentage of the Antarctica is made up of water?
Antarctica is a continent -- the driest on earth. It is, however, covered by an ice sheet that contains about 90% of the earth's ice and about 70% of the earth's fresh water. Otherwise, it is land.
What is the percentage of saltwater?
Saltwater is about 97.5% of world water. Freshwater is about 2.5% of world water, because most of the world is made up of oceans.
What percentage of feces is made up of water?
The amount of water on the earth is 70% exact.
What forces of nature made the great five lakes?
its made up of the fresh water of the earth
Why is the earth sometimes called the water planet?
its the only planet with water and 75% of the earth is covered by water and 97% of that 75% is saltwater and the 3% is fresh water.
What is the percent of freshwater?
Earth is made up of about 70 percent water, but less than 3 percent of that water is fresh water. Fresh water is found in ice caps, glaciers, streams, and rivers.
Icebergs are made of sea water or fresh water or both?
Icebergs are made of fresh water.
Is there more salt water in the world than fresh water?
Yes. Only 3% of the water on Earth's surface is freshwater, while the other 97% is salt water. 71% of the Earth's surface is made up of water.
How is fresh water both a renewable and a limited resource?
Its renewable because the ecosystem collects and purifies the fresh water. Its limited because the earth is only made up of 3% of fresh water and most of the other half is locked up in ice at the Poles.
What is the percent of fresh water?
3% of the world is made of fresh water
What is the Antarctic ice cap made of?
The Antarctic ice sheet contains about 70% of the earth's store of fresh water and about 90% of the earth's store of ice.
