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Yes, but they can also be salt water.
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What are some kinds of water?
There is salt water and fresh water. Fresh water is only about 3% of the water in the world, and salt is about 97%. Of the 3% of fresh water, about 67% is in glaciers and ice caps. Hope this gives you what you're looking for. ;D Kay_kay
What percentage of world's freshwater is stored as glacial ice?
About 3% of the water on Earth is fresh. Only about .1% of the fresh water is visible on land. About 75% of the fresh water is locked in glaciers and ice caps. Then about 24.9% of the fresh water is underground.
Are ice glaciers in salt water?
Icebergs that break off into the ocean from glaciers do not contain salt, as they are formed by freshwater on land (snow, ice). Icebergs that form in the ocean mostly do not contain salt either. This is because as the seawater freezes, it forms a crystal structure (ice) that prevents salt ions from being included.
Do pieces of ice float in salt water?
I think that salty ice cube do float in water because ice bergs float it water and they're made of salty water. i think i depends on the density (Amount of salt) in the ice
What should you do if you put ice and salt on your skin?
Rinse it of with fresh water.
How does the melting of ice caps near the north pole affect the salinity of the ocean?
The ice-caps are made from frozen fresh water. When it melts into the ocean - it's adding pure water to the mixture - not salt water.
How much fresh water is stored in ice caps?
about 2% of the worlds fresh water are locked up in the polar ice caps....
How is the environment affected by the technology of changing salt water into fresh water?
the ice caps melt faster in fresh water whereas they might not melt at all in salt water. this is one of the reasons why the sea level is rising because the fresh water melts vast chunks of ice.
What are some kinds of water?
There is salt water and fresh water. Fresh water is only about 3% of the water in the world, and salt is about 97%. Of the 3% of fresh water, about 67% is in glaciers and ice caps. Hope this gives you what you're looking for. ;D Kay_kay
Why do you think conserving fresh water might be important?
Because turning salt water into fresh water is extremely expensive and eventually we are going to run out of fresh water to drink because the polar ice caps are currently melting!
Where is the greatest amount of fresh water?
In the Polar Ice Caps.
What types of ice are there in Antarctica?
salt water ice and fresh water ice
Why does the melting of ice caps lower the concentration of salt in the ocean?
The ice in ice caps is all water. Add that to sea water and the sea will be come more dilute. If you add ice cubes to your Pepsi, it too will be come dilute.
Only 3 percent of water is fresh Where is most of the fresh water located?
polar ice caps
Is fresh water salt water or ice water densest?
salt water is densest
Where is the greatest amount of fresh water trapped?
In the Polar Ice Caps.
What causes the polar seas to have a lower salinity?
GIVEN: salinity refers to the amount of salt in a liquid (usually water). salt water does not freeze into salt ice. SO: As the polar ice caps melt, they release fresh water into the ocean leaving less salt PPM (parts per million) in the water around the polar ice caps. BECAUSE: Since it takes time for the salinity to equalize through a mixture (the ocean), there will always be a lower concentration of salt in the waters around the polar ice caps when compared to areas of the ocean that are farther away and nearer the equator.
