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How much of the earths water is fresh water that is not frozen?
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Very little of the water on earth is outside either the oceans or the polar ice caps. Only three percent of the water in the world is fresh, and of that:
- 26.5 million cubic kilometres or about 2.1 percent of all water is in the Antarctic Ice Sheet
- 3 million cubic kilometres or about 0.25 percent is in the Greenland Ice Sheet
- Most of the rest is in a few major lakes like Lake Baikal (23,600 km3 or one fifth of non-frozen water), Lake Tanganyika (18,900 km3), Lake Superior (11,600 km3) and Lake Malawi (7,725 km3).
- The proportion of the total water that is fresh and not frozen is very small, around 0.003 percent of all the water in the world.
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How much of earths water is frozen water?
A bit less than 2% of the worlds water is frozen. Antarctica accounts for about 80% of the worlds fresh water.
How much of the earths water is ocean water?
While the oceans cover about 70% of the surface area, they actually hold 96.5% of all the water on Earth. Another 1% of the ground water of the Earth is saline, leaving only 2.5% fresh water. Of the 2.5% fresh, most of it is frozen in glaciers or snow and only about 1% exist in liquid form. Almost all of that fresh water is ground water with only a tiny bit in lakes and streams.
What is the cause of the level of earths oceans dropped?
Much of earth'swater was frozen into glaciers
Of all the fresh water found on Earth how much of it is ice and snow at the poles?
40% 2nd Answer: More like 69% of the Earth's FRESH water is frozen in the two polar ice caps. The ice at the very bottom of the south polar ice cap is as much as 100,000 years old. It is also about 2.3 thousand meters below sea level.
How much water in the hydrosphere is salt and how much is fresh?
well there is 30% in the salt water but is that the natural water is more fresh
How much of earths water is fresh?
3% though 2% of that 3% is frozen -------------------------------------- 1% fresh 2%frozen 97% salt
How much fresh water is there on Earth.?
3% of the earths water, is fresh water
How much of the earths water is fresh water and how much is for drinking?
3% is fresh, but 1% is for drinking.
How much of earths water is frozen water?
A bit less than 2% of the worlds water is frozen. Antarctica accounts for about 80% of the worlds fresh water.
How much of earths water fresh water is in iceburgs and glaciers?
45%
How much of the hydroshpere is ice?
Technically, none of it. The hydrosphere is the liquid water on Earth. The Cryosphere is the ice. However, only 3 percent of the water on Earth is fresh, 97 % is salt water. Of that 3 % frsh water, 85 % is frozen so 85% of 3% of the water is frozen. So, 2.55% of Earths water is frozen.
How much fresh water is there on the planet?
Approximately 2.5% of the water on Earth is fresh water, with about 69% of that locked up in glaciers and ice caps and another 30% stored underground. Only a small fraction, around 0.3%, is found in rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere where it is accessible for direct human use.
How much of the earths water is stored in Antarctica?
Antarctica's ice sheet contains about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
How much of earths fresh water is found in surface water like rivers streams and lakes?
0.3%
How much of the earths fresh water is found in surface water like rivers streams and lake?
0.3%
How much Of earth's water is in the?
It is estimated that about 70% of the earth's fresh water is frozen in Antarctica's ice sheet.
Who much water does Antarctica hold?
Antarctica's fresh water cache is about 70% of all the fresh water on earth -- frozen in its ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.
