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Is most if the fresh water is stored in the icecaps and iceberg?
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Yes, most of the fresh water is usually stored in the iceberg and icecaps.
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Where is the majority of earths fresh water stored in glaciers icecaps and icebergs lakes plants or the atmosphere?
In the Polar ice caps, about 69% of the worlds fresh water is in them.
What proportion of the worlds fresh water is stored in glaciers?
65
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.
Is the greatest amount of fresh water on earth is in the form of ground water?
No, Groundwater makes up about twenty percent of the world's fresh water supply, which is roughly equal to the total amount of freshwater stored in the snow and ice pack, including the north and south poles.
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 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.
Where is the majority of earths fresh water stored in glaciers icecaps and icebergs lakes plants or the atmosphere?
In the Polar ice caps, about 69% of the worlds fresh water is in them.
Where is most of Earth's fresh water?
Most of Earth's water is stored in the glaciers. According to USGS, around 69% of the Earth's fresh water is located in glaciers and icecaps which are mostly located in Antarctica and Greenland. Another 30% of the fresh water is ground water. Only around .9% of Earth's fresh water is on the surface. For more information, check the link below.
In what form is the majority of the world's fresh water?
Frozen. In glaciers and icecaps.
What percent of fresh water is in an iceberg?
100%. Its all fresh water.
What percent of earth's fresh water is trapped in frozen icecaps and glaciers?
2%
Where does most fresh water on earth remain?
Frozen in the icecaps (in the form of ice at the poles).
Where is the most fresh water found?
most of it is stuck in icecaps in the Arctic and Antarctic i hope this helps you :)
What percentage of the world fresh water supply is frozen in Antarctica icecaps?
The current - 2014 - estimation is about 70%.
Where is most of the freshwater of earth locked up?
About 70% of Earth's fresh water is found in glaciers and icecaps
What percentage of the world's fresh water does an iceberg hold?
80%
What area has the most water?
Oceans contain most of the world's water.Frozen icecaps and glaciers contain most of the world's fresh water.
