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1. Oceans have over 96% of all water and so almost all of the water of Earth is surface water.
2. Not counting the oceans, most of the rest of the water on Earth is surface water, but it is almost all frozen in ice caps, glaciers and snow.
3. Not counting oceans and frozen water, most of the rest of the water is ground water, but most of that is salty.
4. Not counting salty water and frozen water, most of the fresh water on Earth is ground water. There is 50 to 100 times more fresh ground water than all the fresh water contained in lakes and rivers.
Real Answer:First, it should be clear that there are several types of water and giving the right name makes a difference.
Surface water is the water above ground.
Ground water is the water below ground.
Both types can be further separated into Fresh water and salt water.
All of these can be further separated into liquid water and frozen water.
Technically, groundwater is liquid water in aquifers, soil moisture, permafrost (frozen soil), water in bedrock, and geothermal water.
Water broken down by type:
The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at 1.386 billion km³ (333 million cubic miles). That is .13% of the volume of Earth.
The 1.4 billion cubic kilometers has a mass of 1.4 x 10^18 metric tons or 1.4x10^21 kilograms. Water is then 0.023 percent of the Earth's total mass.
If all the water that the Earth has were distributed evenly over the surface area of the Earth, it would be 2.7 kilometers or 9,000 feet deep.
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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∙ 11y agoOur earth is 70% water, only 3% of this water is fresh water. 20% of this 3% is in Canada. To make is simple 30.1% of our water is ground water.
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∙ 13y agowell it depends because all that actually matters is that that you drink fresh water
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∙ 15y agoThe Earth’s total resources of fresh groundwater are estimated at about 10,000,000 cubic kilometers. Most groundwater resources have accumulated over many centuries - or even millennia.
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∙ 14y agoThere is around 60 times the fresh water beneath the surface than in surface reservoirs.
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∙ 9y agoGroundwater refers to the water that is held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock. Generally, there is 60% more groundwater than water on land.
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∙ 14y agoperteyy is bout zero.zero 37 percent
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∙ 11y ago25%
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What is earths freshwater percentage?
About 3% fresh, 97% saline.
What has more freshwater lakes and rivers or groundwater?
No, there is far more water in groundwater than is found in lakes and rivers. According to the United States Geological Survey groundwater accounts for 1.7% of all water on Earth. Although much of the water we use in our everyday comes from lakes and rivers, all together these sources account for approximately 0.014% of the water on Earth. Source: Gleick, P. H., 1996: Water resources. In Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather, ed. by S. H. Schneider, Oxford University Press, New York, vol. 2, pp.817-823
Do aquifers groundwater and watersheds only store freshwater?
Normally yes, BUT if the water source is salty (even part of the time) then no, you get brackish water (or outright salt). This is a major problem in south Florida these days.
How does saltwater intrusion happen?
Saltwater intrusion is the movement of ocean water into fresh groundwater that causes contamination of the freshwater by salt. This is a process of nature and usually occurs near the coastlines where the fresh groundwater level approaches the same level as the sea.
How does road salt get into groundwater?
The salt dissolves which causes it to evaporate then it melts down and it becomes in the ground, which is in the groundwater.
What has more freshwater lakes rivers or groundwater?
groundwater has more freshwater than rivers and lakes
If glacial ice is excluded and only liquid freshwater is considered about what percentage is groundwater?
14.158%
What is the percentage of freshwater is groundwater?
Approximately 30% of freshwater is groundwater, making it a vital source of drinking water for many communities around the world. Groundwater is stored in underground aquifers and plays a crucial role in sustaining ecosystems and agriculture.
What has more freshwater lakes or groundwater?
Ground Water
Is groundwater a bad source of freshwater?
yes pollution
Is groundwater or freshwater more important?
comer comida
Do lakes and rivers have more freshwater than ground water?
No groundwater have freshwater than lakes and rivers
Why has groundwater use increase?
Due to the increase of population there is a natural increase for freshwater. Freshwater resources are suffering from the increase of demand so the alternative use of groundwater has increased.
What kind of water makes up a lake Select the three correct answers A Melted water B Groundwater C Freshwater D Seawater?
Groundwater, freshwater, and melted water
Are ice rivers lakes and groundwater sources of salt water?
Ice, rivers, lakes, and groundwater are all sources of freshwater
More than two thirds of earth's fresh water is found in?
76% (more than two thirds) of Earth's freshwater is found in any ice on Earth. (ex. glaciers) 23% of freshwater is found in groundwater 12% of the groundwater is "shallow ground water" 11% of the groundwater is "deep ground water" 0.34% of Earth's freshwater is found in rivers, streams, and lakes 0.037% of freshwater is found in water vapor
What percentage exists as freshwater?
3% is freshwater
