Fresh water covers approximately 0.7% of the Earth's surface, found in locations such as rivers, lakes, and groundwater. Most of Earth's water is found in oceans and seas, which are composed of saltwater.
there is 45 million gallons of fresh water in glaciers
While the oceans cover about 70% of the surface area, they actually hold 96.5% of all the water on Earth. Another 1% of the ground water of the Earth is saline, leaving only 2.5% fresh water. Of the 2.5% fresh, most of it is frozen in glaciers or snow and only about 1% exist in liquid form. Almost all of that fresh water is ground water with only a tiny bit in lakes and streams.
There are many things that can happen when too much of anything is taken from the Earth. If too much fresh water is taken from the Earth, animals wont be able to survive.
40% 2nd Answer: More like 69% of the Earth's FRESH water is frozen in the two polar ice caps. The ice at the very bottom of the south polar ice cap is as much as 100,000 years old. It is also about 2.3 thousand meters below sea level.
Roughly 97.5% of Earth's water is salt water, found in the oceans, while about 2.5% is fresh water. Most of the fresh water is locked up in ice caps and glaciers, with a small fraction available in rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
3% of the earths water, is fresh water
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.
there is 45 million gallons of fresh water in glaciers
3%
The amount of Earth's water that is usable as a freshwater resources can vary. There is a very large percentage of freshwater available, but much of it is unobtainable.
2/3 of the Earth.
70%
The Earth's total surface is 80% water and only 2.5% is fresh water.
3%
It is estimated that about 70% of the earth's fresh water is frozen in Antarctica's ice sheet.
What free water? are you meaning fresh or salt water?????????
Roughly 0.3% of Earth's fresh water is found in surface water like rivers, lakes, and streams. The majority of Earth's fresh water is actually stored in ice caps and glaciers.