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Of the total amount of water on the earth what percent is frozen at the poles?
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Since the water that melts is classified as "fresh". the polar ice represents about 50% of the world supply of fresh water. Overall the polar ice is about 2% of all water.
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Of the total amount of available water on the earth what percent is frozen at the poles?
2%
70 percent of earths freshwater?
Is frozen in the poles
How do the poles help cool earths temperature?
how do the earth's poles help cool the earth's temp
What statement is true about Earth's poles?
Only the magnetic poles wanderD.Earth's magnetic and geographic poles are generally not in the same place.Geographic poles are defined by Earth's rotation.
Where is most of earth's water found?
Most of the world's water is in the ocean, however, a significant amount is frozen in glaciers and ice caps at the north and south poles. Only 0.3% of the earth's water is found in rivers and lakes. The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean in the world.
Of the total amount of available water on the earth what percent is frozen at the poles?
2%
70 percent of earths freshwater?
Is frozen in the poles
What percent is frozen at the poles of the earths fresh water?
75%
Of earths available water what percent is frozen at the poles?
75%
What percent of the earths fresh water is frozen poles?
Only about 1.7% of the world's total water is trapped in glaciers and ice caps, but about 68.7% of fresh water on Earth is frozen in them.
Is most of earth's water frozen at the poles?
no. but most of earths fresh water is.
Where does most fresh water on earth remain?
Frozen in the icecaps (in the form of ice at the poles).
Which planet contains frozen ice caps and oceans?
Two planets have frozen ice caps: Earth and Mars. In November 2012 scientists found evidence of ice on the poles of Mercury. However, only the Earth has oceans.
Why do the north and south poles have different temperatures?
Because the earth pivots back and forth depending on the season so the poles never get the same amount of sunlight
Is the greatest amount of fresh water on earth is in the form of ground water?
No, Groundwater makes up about twenty percent of the world's fresh water supply, which is roughly equal to the total amount of freshwater stored in the snow and ice pack, including the north and south poles.
Do all the inner planets have water?
Mecury has a very small amount of water at the poles.Venus has NO water at all.Earth has tons of the stuff.Mars has loads of frozen water at the poles.
Is there frozen water on mars?
not that we know of, the ice at the poles is mainly frozen Co2, or "dry ice".
