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Over 90% of all the frshwater on the earth is frozen in the polar ice caps or glaciers.
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70 percent of earths freshwater?
Is frozen in the poles
What is 70 percent of Earth's freshwater?
In a way, 72% of Earth approx. is covered in water. Only 3% is freshwater. So only 4% of earth is freshwater. 2/3 of that 3% is locked in ice caps. So 2.7% of earths water is frozen. Only .75% of Earths water is in rivers. That is hardly 1% of space on Earth. The rest is frozen in Glaciers, which is .25%. Only .03% of Earth is made up of Glacial ice.
What percent of the water on earth is frozen freshwater?
2.25%
What continent has 70 percent of the world's freshwater?
Surprisingly, Antarctica, but it's frozen solid.
The most abundant source of freshwater on Earth is what?
The most abundant source would be in glacial form as frozen water, although the most abundant and accessible source is groundwater.
70 percent of earths freshwater?
Is frozen in the poles
What is 70 percent of Earth's freshwater?
In a way, 72% of Earth approx. is covered in water. Only 3% is freshwater. So only 4% of earth is freshwater. 2/3 of that 3% is locked in ice caps. So 2.7% of earths water is frozen. Only .75% of Earths water is in rivers. That is hardly 1% of space on Earth. The rest is frozen in Glaciers, which is .25%. Only .03% of Earth is made up of Glacial ice.
What percent of the water on earth is frozen freshwater?
2.25%
What percent of earths crust is frozen?
About 2%.
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.
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 continent has 70 percent of the world's freshwater?
Surprisingly, Antarctica, but it's frozen solid.
The most abundant source of freshwater on Earth is what?
The most abundant source would be in glacial form as frozen water, although the most abundant and accessible source is groundwater.
Where is 2 percent of earths water?
It is in frozen form - as the polar ice caps and glaciers.
Why is most of earths fresh water unable to drink?
Because it is mainly frozen in glaciers... we can only use 0.04% of the 3% of freshwater that is on Earth.
Approximately what percent of the Earths hydrosphere is contained in frozen ice such as glaciers and polar icecaps?
2%
