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About what percentage of the earth is covered by water?
The Earth is made of approximately 71% water. Of this amount, 97.5 percent is contained in the saltwater oceans while the remaining 2.5 percent is in freshwater lakes and rivers and in the polar ice.
Where does less than one hundredth of one percent of the earths freshwater exist?
In lakes, rivers and ponds...
How much percent of earth's surface is divided into land and water?
Approximately 70.8% of Earth's surface is covered by water (oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers), while the remaining 29.2% is land (continents and islands).
What part of the earths covered with water?
Almost 3/4 of the Earth's surface is covered by water (71%).Predominantly the oceans, but lakes, seas, and rivers also cover some of the Earth's surface with water.
Where is all of the water on or near earths surface?
Most of earth's surface water is in the oceans. The second largest bodies are the polar ice caps. Groundwater (water below the surface) exceeds that in all earth's freshwater lakes, rivers, and streams--which account for the remainder of earth's surface water.
What percent area of germany is covered by land?
Approximately 77% of Germany's total area is covered by land, with the remaining 23% covered by water bodies such as rivers, lakes, and the North Sea.
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by lakes and rivers?
About 3% of the earths water is freshwater, most of it in pack ice, glaciers, and aquifers. Only about one-third percent is found in rivers and lakes. The largest freshwater lake by volume is Lake Baikal in Russia.
Do rivers cover 10 percent of the earth's continents?
Rivers cover approximately 1% of Earth's land surface, not 10%. They play a crucial role in shaping landscapes and providing habitats for various species.
What percent of Germany is covered by water?
Approximately 2% of Germany's total land area is covered by water. This includes rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water. Major rivers like the Rhine, Elbe, and Danube play a significant role in the country's water coverage.
Match the water cycle element in column 1 with the characteristic in column?
oceans 97 percent of earths water glaciers 70 percent of earths fresh water ground water 100 times more water than in all rivers and lakes rivers powered by gravity
70 percent of earths freshwater?
is stored in ice caps and glaciers, 30 percent is groundwater, and less than 1 percent is surface water like lakes and rivers. This freshwater is essential for supporting ecosystems, agriculture, and human survival.
How much of the earth water is in the oceans?
Ninety six percent of all Earth's water is in the oceans. The rest of Earths' water comes from lakes, rivers, and from vapor in the air.
