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I do not know what is meant by "fresh water," but readers should note that huge amounts of freshwater exist in the form of ice (even when seawater freezes (which it will do at a low enough temperature, the salt and other substances that are not just molecules of water are not, strictly speaking, confined inside the ice crystals that form. In addition, compacted snowfall in hardpack, glaciers, etc. can be considered to be fresh water. Finally, the water vapor in the atmosphere as well as the vados wader known to exist down to depths of several miles can also be considered to be freshwater as opposed to the "salt water" of the oceans. If all these forms of water are included, I would guess that about 5% of the "freshwater" on earth is in the lakes and rivers.
Professorcool
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How much of earths surface is covered by salt water only?
Approximately 67.8% of earth's surface is covered by salt water while only 3% is covered by fresh water. In total, the earth's surface is covered by 70.8% of water.
What percent of hydrosphere is salt and fresh?
97 % salt, 3 % fresh.
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
Why is fresh water important?
Because that's the only water we can consume. salt water would definitly kill you because the amount of salt in the water therefour, you can only drink fresh water. Why you would die from drinking alot of salt water is because salt is actually a poison to your body and since it is a poison to our bodies it pretty much just kills the inside.
What the percent of salt water and the percent of fresh water?
In the world,1% is fresh water,2% ice, and 97% salt water.
What is the percent of fresh water and salt water on earth and where is each type found?
The fresh water better than the salt water because the salt water has salt and that's not good for the living things
What percent of the earth water is salt?
Approximately 97.5 percent of all the water on Earth is salt water. Of the remaining 2.5 percent that is fresh, about 70 percent exists as ice.
What is the percent of fresh water to salt water grown shrimp?
99.5% screw you
How much water in the Earth comes from antarctica?
Seventy one percent of earth's surface is water -- salt water. The ice sheet in Antarctica holds about seventy percent of earth's fresh water.
How much of earths surface is covered by salt water only?
Approximately 67.8% of earth's surface is covered by salt water while only 3% is covered by fresh water. In total, the earth's surface is covered by 70.8% of water.
How much percent of fresh water lies on earth?
Assuming you mean "How much of the water on Earth is fresh water", about 5% of the water on the Earth is fresh water, as opposed to about 95% salt water. To anser your question directly though, 100% of the fresh water we know about is on Earth. There is some water on other celestial bodies, but I wouldn't exactly call it fresh water.
What are the result of Which freezes faster salt water or fresh water?
Salt water freezes at a lower temperature than fresh water, so it typically takes longer for salt water to freeze compared to fresh water. This is because the presence of salt lowers the freezing point of water.
How much per cent of the earth is covered by fresh water?
Only 2.5 percent of the earth is coverd in freash water the of is coverd in salt water(70%)
What is in salinty of the sea?
Salinity is the percent of salt found inside of fresh water....
Is the hydrosphere made up of fresh water?
Only a few percent, most is salt water.
What percent of hydrosphere is salt and fresh?
97 % salt, 3 % fresh.
