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mainly from the arctic and Antarctica. As they melt the fresh water goes in the ocean and rises water levels in the sea.Other fresh water sources can be found in lakes rivers and streams which originate in mountains. This is where bottled water is from.
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:P mainly from the arctic and antarctica. As they melt the fresh water goes in the ocean and rises water levels in the sea.Other fresh water sources can be found in lakes rivers and streams which originate in mountains. This is where bottled water is from.
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What percent of all water on earth is found in the ocean ocean?
~71% of the earth is covered with water, of that ~97% is salt and ~3% is fresh (2% of fresh water is frozen, only about 1% is available)
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.
Is there more warter or land on earth?
Water. There is overall 70% water and only 30% land. However, 97% of water is saltwater, and the other 3% is fresh. Since 2% of that fresh water is frozen in the arctic, we humans can only use 1% for drinking.
How much of earths water is in ice caps?
2%
What kind of water is used to make an iceberg salt water or fresh water?
Fresh Water cause 2 % of the 3 percent of fresh water on Earth is in the icecaps, glaciers, and icebergs.
How would you Describe the 2 kinds of water on earths surface?
fresh water and salt water. salt water would be found in oceans and seas, fresh water would be found in lakes, streams, some rivers, and ponds.
Is freshwater spread out all over the world?
no. only 3% of all the Earths water is fresh water(2% is in glaciers in the Arctic).
What percent of the earth is fresh water trapped in frozen icecaps and glaciers?
70% of the world's fresh water is stored in the ice in Antarctica. 90% of the Earth's ice is also found there.
How much of the earths water is fresh?
Earth's freshwater can be found in many places. More than 68 percent is in icecaps and glaciers, 30 percent in ground water, and 0.3 percent in rivers, lakes, and swamps.
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.
What are 5 above ground sources of water?
earths water- saltine (oceans) 97% fresh water 3% fresh water- ice caps and glaciers 68.7% ground water 30.1% surface water .3% other .9% fresh surface water- rivers 2% swamps 11% lakes 87%
How much of earths water is fresh?
3% though 2% of that 3% is frozen -------------------------------------- 1% fresh 2%frozen 97% salt
Where is 97percent of earths total water supply found?
no it is actually found in the hydrosphere where it has all of the oceans and lakes
What percent of all water on earth is found in the ocean ocean?
~71% of the earth is covered with water, of that ~97% is salt and ~3% is fresh (2% of fresh water is frozen, only about 1% is available)
What percent of earths fresh water?
Yes. About 3% of the water on Earth is "fresh water" (not salt water), but 2/3 of that is locked up in sea ice, glaciers, and ice caps. So about 1% is "available fresh water" and most of that exists in underground aquifers, which is not always renewed as fast as it is used. Only about 1/100 of 1 percent of the total fresh water is present in springs, rivers, lakes, and swamps.
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.
Is there more warter or land on earth?
Water. There is overall 70% water and only 30% land. However, 97% of water is saltwater, and the other 3% is fresh. Since 2% of that fresh water is frozen in the arctic, we humans can only use 1% for drinking.
