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Short Answer:
Of all fresh water on Earth, 69% is frozen. And, even it it melts through global warming, most of it goes into the ocean. Basically, all the water we get is either from rain or what is pumped up from the rapidly diminishing aquifers.
There is not really much fresh ware on Earth. 1.74% of all Earth's water is in this frozen form as ice caps, glaciers and snow.
Only 0.75% of Earth's water is liquid water and potentially accessible as fresh water in ground water, lakes, streams and swamps.
Long Answer:
About 97.5% of water on Earth is salt water and 2.5% fresh water.
All of the oceans are salt water and the oceans represent more than 96% of all water on Earth.
Of the 2.5% fresh water, only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface. Most of the rest is frozen or underground. Less than .01 % of all water is in lakes and rivers.
A breakdown of the various forms of water is as follows, going from the largest to the smallest.
96.5000% Oceans, Seas, bays
1.7400% Ice caps, glaciers, snow
0.9400% Saline Groundwater
0.7600% Fresh groundwater
0.0220% Ground ice and permafrost
0.0070% Fresh Lakes
0.0060% Saline Lakes
0.0010% Soil moisture
0.0010% Atmosphere
0.0008% Swamps
0.0002% Rivers
0.0001% Biological
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Where is most of earths fresh water found?
Mostly in Antarctica. 3% of the world's water is FRESH water. But, therefore, ONLY 1% of it is actually drinkable. Fresh water is stored in the glaciers of Antarctica, Greenland etc, icebergs, shallow ground water, and lakes and rivers.
Were is most of earths fresh water located?
Under the Earth but occasionally it comes up in springs
Where does most of the earths fresh water come from?
By Precipitation like rain and snow fall. Wnen the sun evaporates water from the sea then the minerals mixed with the water left behind in the sea and only the fresh water go up as gas. And then fall as fresh water(rain). then it goes under the ground. while going underground the soil and rock filters it. so earth's fresh water comes from ground water. "I Guess"
What percentage of freshwater is groundwater?
Simple answer:(See table below for details.)1. Oceans have over 96% of all water and so almost all of the water of Earth is surface water.2. Not counting the oceans, most of the rest of the water on Earth is surface water, but it is almost all frozen in ice caps, glaciers and snow.3. Not counting oceans and frozen water, most of the rest of the water is ground water, but most of that is salty.4. Not counting salty water and frozen water, most of the fresh water on Earth is ground water. There is 50 to 100 times more fresh ground water than all the fresh water contained in lakes and rivers.Real Answer:First, it should be clear that there are several types of water and giving the right name makes a difference.Surface water is the water above ground.Ground water is the water below ground.Both types can be further separated into Fresh water and salt water.All of these can be further separated into liquid water and frozen water.Technically, groundwater is liquid water in aquifers, soil moisture, permafrost (frozen soil), water in bedrock, and geothermal water.Water broken down by type:The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at 1.386 billion km³ (333 million cubic miles). That is .13% of the volume of Earth.The 1.4 billion cubic kilometers has a mass of 1.4 x 10^18 metric tons or 1.4x10^21 kilograms. Water is then 0.023 percent of the Earth's total mass.If all the water that the Earth has were distributed evenly over the surface area of the Earth, it would be 2.7 kilometers or 9,000 feet deep.About 97.5% of water on Earth is salt water and 2.5% fresh water.Of the 2.5% fresh water, only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface.A breakdown of the various forms of water is as follows, going from the largest to the smallest.96.5000% Oceans, Seas, bays1.7400% Ice caps, glaciers, snow0.9400% Saline Groundwater0.7600% Fresh groundwater0.0220% Ground ice and permafrost0.0070% Fresh Lakes0.0060% Saline Lakes0.0010% Soil moisture0.0010% Atmosphere0.0008% Swamps0.0002% Rivers0.0001% BiologicalSee related links for the source of this data.
Is most of the water fresh true or false?
true
Is most of earth's water frozen at the poles?
no. but most of earths fresh water is.
What is most of the earths fresh water locked up in?
Glaciers. Or frozen ice caps.
Why is most of earths fresh water unable to drink?
Because it is mainly frozen in glaciers... we can only use 0.04% of the 3% of freshwater that is on Earth.
Is most of the water on the earths surface fresh water or salt water?
Salt Water
Where is the most of earths fresh water located?
In the glaciers
Where is most of earths fresh water found?
Mostly in Antarctica. 3% of the world's water is FRESH water. But, therefore, ONLY 1% of it is actually drinkable. Fresh water is stored in the glaciers of Antarctica, Greenland etc, icebergs, shallow ground water, and lakes and rivers.
Where is most of are fresh found?
Fresh water? Well most fresh water is frozen in polar ice caps. But the largets fresh water lake is Lake Bakal in Russia. I do hope you meant freshwater.
Why ia most of Earth's fresh water not availabole to drink?
Frozen
Why is most of earths fresh water not avalible?
Because we are still in an era of Glaciation meaning most of earth fresh water is in Ice form as Glaciers.
Where does most fresh water on earth remain?
Frozen in the icecaps (in the form of ice at the poles).
Were is most of earths fresh water located?
Under the Earth but occasionally it comes up in springs
What is the form of earths most fresh water?
Only about 3% of Earth's water is fresh. Two percent of the Earth's water (about 66% of all fresh water) is in solid form, found in ice caps and glaciers. Because it is frozen and so far away, the fresh water in ice caps is not available for use by people or plants. That leaves about 1% of all the Earth's water in a form usable to humans and land animals. This fresh water is found in lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, and in the ground. (A small amount of water is found as vapor in the atmosphere.)
