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What percentage of the earth's water is fresh water?
only 3% is fresh water
How much of the earth is ready for use by humans?
Less than 1 percent of Earth's water is ready for use by humans. Earth is approximately 71 percent water but of all this water only about 2.5 percent is fresh water with the rest being salt water and thus not fit for human consumption. Of the 2.5 percent fresh water the majority of this is frozen in the polar icecaps, present in soil moisture or deep underground where it is out of reach.
How much is fresh water underground?
By 2% it means 2% of the entire earth's water is fresh water and the rest is salt water, mineral water, etc. the two percent are the lakes, streams, rivers, aquifers, and yes, groundwater- any source of fresh water on the earth...it makes me suddenly feel thirsty
Is Colorado river salt water or fresh water?
All rivers are by definition fresh water unless they are very polluted. There is, however, a portion of every river that reaches an ocean that is called an estuary. this is where the fresh water coming downstream mingles with the salty tidal water of the ocean.
Where is most of the Fresh water on Earth?
Short Answer:Of all fresh water on Earth, 69% is frozen. And, even it it melts through global warming, most of it goes into the ocean. Basically, all the water we get is either from rain or what is pumped up from the rapidly diminishing aquifers.There is not really much fresh ware on Earth. 1.74% of all Earth's water is in this frozen form as ice caps, glaciers and snow.Only 0.75% of Earth's water is liquid water and potentially accessible as fresh water in ground water, lakes, streams and swamps.Long Answer:About 97.5% of water on Earth is salt water and 2.5% fresh water.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.96.5000% 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% BiologicalIn rivers, lakes, in the atmosphere, in the water table, and as ice held on land in the form of snow and glaciers (especially the antarctic and Greenland).99% of all the water on the Earth is not considered fresh water. Only one percent is. It is in lakes, rivers, streams, icecaps on mountains and frozen in the polar caps or glaciers. See the related link for more information.
What percent of fresh water is in an iceberg?
100%. Its all fresh water.
What percentage of the earth water is fresh water available for use by living organism?
three percent of all the earths water is fresh water
What percentage of earths water is fresh water available for use by living organisms?
three percent of all the earths water is fresh water
What precent of water is fresh?
All freshwater on earth (ice caps, glaciers, rivers and lakes) equal about 3 percent of the worlds fresh water. as far as liquid fresh water goes it is below 1 percent.
What percentage of the earths waters is fresh water available for use by living organism?
three percent of all the earths water is fresh water
What is 70 percent of all fresh water used for?
To irrigate crops
Why isn't all fresh water usable?
All fresh water isn't usable because 97 percent of the water is found in the oceans as salt water. About two percent of the earth's water is stored in glaciers , ice caps, and snowy mountain ranges. That leaves only 1 percent of fresh water that is readily available to us for our daily water supply needs
What percentage of the earth's water is fresh water?
only 3% is fresh water
How much of earth's water is ready for use by humans?
Less than 1 percent of Earth's water is ready for use by humans. Earth is approximately 71 percent water but of all this water only about 2.5 percent is fresh water with the rest being salt water and thus not fit for human consumption. Of the 2.5 percent fresh water the majority of this is frozen in the polar icecaps, present in soil moisture or deep underground where it is out of reach.
Where does all fresh water come from?
From the sky (as snow, rain or mist/fog). Note the planet Earth has a WATER CYCLE, fresh water production is part of this cycle.
What is the percentage of water is fresh water?
About 3 percent (2.75%) of the total water on Earth is fresh water, and as much as 75% of that is locked up as ice in glaciers and polar caps. Most of the rest is ground water. The water vapor in the air constitutes 4 times as much water as all of the surface freshwater on the planet (0.04 % vs 0.01 %).
Why isn't fresh water usable?
All fresh water isn't usable because 97 percent of the water is found in the oceans as salt water. About two percent of the earth's water is stored in glaciers , ice caps, and snowy mountain ranges. That leaves only 1 percent of fresh water that is readily available to us for our daily water supply needs
