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How the oceans which are salty in nature are the source of fresh water on earth?
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∙ 6y ago
Oceans are not the source of fresh water on Earth. Drinking water primarily comes from 4 sources. Lakes, rivers, groundwater, and glaciers. (Of course, all of it is purified before it reaches you.)
ADDED: The oceans are fundamentally the source, because the water falling as rain and snow has been evaporated from the sea, and the evaporation leaves the salt behind.
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∙ 13y agoOceans are not the source of fresh water on Earth. Drinking water primarily comes from 4 sources. Lakes, rivers, groundwater, and glaciers. (Of course, all of it is purified before it reaches you.)
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What percent of water on earth is fresh water?
Around 3% of water on earth is fresh water
How much fresh water and salt water are in the earth?
The volume of the oceans is around 1.3x109km3.
What percentage of earth's water is in the oceans?
The oceans contain 96.5% of all water.The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at 1.386 billion km³ (333 million cubic miles).This represents 0.22 % of the total mass of the Earth.More: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% Biological
Does the earth's water cycle end when fresh water drains into the oceans?
No. When water is evaporated into the atmosphere, the salt isn't evaporated with it. The water in the water cycle is always fresh water, and when it drains into the oceans it dimply diludes the ocean from having such a high salt content. The water cycle is always continuous and if it ended, we would all die.
How much of world's water is salt water or fresh water?
Short Answer:About 97.5% of water on Earth is salt water and 2.5% fresh water.More Information: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.96.500% 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% Biological
Which is the major fresh water source on the Earth?
It's actually the salty oceans, because the sun evaporates fresh water from the oceans; it forms into clouds; the clouds blow over the land and drop the fresh water as rain. It collects into rivers and lakes and dams and then into our houses. Fresh!
Is the most water found on earth in is rivers?
Only 2.5% of Earth's water is considered fresh water (i.e. not in oceans). Most water is in our oceans.
What percent of water on earth is fresh water?
Around 3% of water on earth is fresh water
What part do the oceans play as a source of fresh water for all living things?
The oceans are the major source of evaporation that provides rainfall and snowfall. Water that enters the oceans leaves its solutes there and is returned to the water cycle in pure form.
What does hydrosphere includes what?
The hydrosphere is composed of all of the water on or near the earth. This includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, and even the moisture in the air. Ninety-seven percent of the earth's water is in the oceans. The remaining three percent is fresh water; three-quarters of the fresh water is solid and exists in ice sheets
What role do oceans play in the water cycle?
oceans provide fresh water for earth through the water cycle
What is the salt water to fresh water ratio?
The ratio of salt water to fresh water on the Earth is approximately 40 to 1. The oceans are comprised of salt water.
How much fresh water and salt water are in the earth?
The volume of the oceans is around 1.3x109km3.
Is the Atlantic Ocean fresh water?
No. None of the oceans are comprised of fresh water.
What are primal oceans?
primal oceans are oceans that are fresh watered oceans thatmarine life animals can live in and can adapt to
How do oceans produce fresh water?
They don't. None of it is fresh.
Where is salt water found on earth and where is fresh water found?
Most of the rivers, lakes, ponds, glaciers are all fresh water sources and seas and oceans are salt water sources.
