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The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at 1.386 billion km³ (333 million cubic miles).
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, bays
1.7400% Ice caps, glaciers, snow
0.9400% Saline Groundwater
0.7600% Fresh groundwater
0.0220% Ground ice and permafrost
0.0070% Fresh Lakes
0.0060% Saline Lakes
0.0010% Soil moisture
0.0010% Atmosphere
0.0008% Swamps
0.0002% Rivers
0.0001% Biological
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y ago97% of the water on Earth is in the ocean, or saltwater. 3% is freshwater. (Of the 3% that is fresh, about 70% is locked up as ice in ice caps and glaciers.)
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∙ 14y agoOf all the water on Earth, fresh water is 100
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∙ 14y agoRoughly, 97% of water on Earth is seawater.
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Being a blue planet why do you face shotage of water?
Partly because most of earths water is salt water!
What percentage of earths freshwater supply does the great lakes account for?
25% of earths fresh water is contained in the Great lakes
What contains the largest percentage of the Earth?
The largest percentage of the earths surface is covered by water mainly the Oceans (about 71%).
What percent of bacteria will water kill?
What percentage of salt mixed in water kills bacteria
Is there more hydrogen in salt water than in fresh water?
The molecule of water remain unchanged, and also the percentage of hydrogen.
What percentage of earths surface water is salt water?
About 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water, and about 90 percent of that is salt water.
What percentage of earths water is not usable by people?
97% is all salt water and 3% is water used by people.
Is most of the water on the earths surface fresh water or salt water?
Salt Water
What water is most of earths water?
Salt Water
What type is most of earths water?
Salt Water
What is 97 percent of earths water?
Salt water
What percentage of earths water is surface water?
69%
What is the percentage of the earths water do the oceans hold?
About 80% of water
What percentage of earths surface water is ground water?
30%
What percentage of the earth's surface is water?
71.13% of the earth is covered by water. Only 3% of that water is fresh water, the rest is salt water.
What is percentage of water in sea water?
The percentage of salt in the sea is 3.5%
What percentage of earths water is fresh water available for use by living organisms?
three percent of all the earths water is fresh water
