0
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, 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
In 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 else can I help you with?
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.
How much of Earth does fresh water cover?
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.
What is the reservoir for most fresh water on earth?
Most of the fresh water on Earth is stored in glaciers and ice caps, particularly in Antarctica and Greenland. Approximately 68.7% of the world's fresh water is locked away in these frozen reserves. The remaining fresh water is found in groundwater, surface water bodies like rivers and lakes, and in the atmosphere. This makes glaciers and ice caps the largest reservoir of fresh water, significantly influencing global water availability.
Where are and in what from is most of earth's fresh water?
Most of Earth's fresh water is stored in ice caps, glaciers, and underground aquifers. These sources hold about 69% of the world's fresh water, with only a small percentage readily available in lakes, rivers, and atmospheric moisture.
How much fresh water and salt water are in the earth?
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.
Is most of earth's fresh water salty or fresh?
Most of the water on earth is salt water.
What form does most of Earth's fresh water fall to ground as?
Most of Earth's fresh water falls to the ground as rain.
Is most water fresh water?
not all water on earth is fresh its 60% fresh and 3% salty
Where is most of the earth' water found?
Most of Earth's fresh water is found in glaciers and ice caps.
Is most of earth's water frozen at the poles?
no. but most of earths fresh water is.
What form of fresh water covers most of the Earth?
== ==
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.
Is the most water found on earth in is rivers?
Only 2.5% of Earth's water is considered fresh water (i.e. not in oceans). Most water is in our oceans.
What fraction of earth's water is not ocean water?
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. Salt water accounts for 97.5% of all water, leaving only 2.5% fresh water. Of the 2.5% fresh, most of it is frozen in glaciers or snow and less than 1% exists in liquid form. Almost all of that fresh water is ground water with only a tiny bit in lakes and streams.
Where is most of earth's usable fresh water located?
underground
What takes up most of the Earth?
Water, water, everywhere.Over 70% of the Earth's surface, but only about 3% is fresh water.
Why is most of earths fresh water not avalible?
Because we are still in an era of Glaciation meaning most of earth fresh water is in Ice form as Glaciers.
