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How does the amount of fresh water compare to the amount of salt water on the Earth?
Approximately 97% of the Earth's water is salt water, found in oceans and seas. Only about 3% of the Earth's water is fresh water, with the majority of that locked in ice caps and glaciers.
How much of Earth's fresh water is in Glaciers?
there is 45 million gallons of fresh water in glaciers
How many liters of water are in the Atlantic ocean?
One estimate is that there are approximately 1.3 billion cubic kilometers of water on Earth (salt water and fresh water). This does not include the volume within hydrated minerals. This is equal to about 1.3 x 1021 (1.3 billion trillion) liters of water of all kinds, including ice in ice sheets and glaciers. Of that, liquid fresh water is only about 0.6% of the total.
Of the total water on the earth fresh water reserves constitute approximately?
Of the total water on earth fresh water sources constitute only 3 percent. 97 percent is ocean water. fresh water sources are glaciers, ice, lakes and rivers.
How much fresh water makes up the earth?
Ninety-eight percent of the water on the planet is in the oceans, and therefore is unusable for drinking because of the salt. About 2 percent of the planet's water is fresh, but 1.6 percent of the planet's water is locked up in the polar ice caps and glaciers. Another 0.36 percent is found underground in aquifers and wells. Only about 0.036 percent of the planet's total water supply is found in lakes and rivers. That's still thousands of trillions of gallons, but it's a very small amount compared to all the water available
Fresh water in frozen glaciers and ice caps makes up what percentage of the total amount of fresh water on earth?
Fresh water in frozen glaciers and ice caps accounts for about 69% of the total amount of fresh water on earth.
How does the amount of fresh water compare to the amount of salt water on the Earth?
Approximately 97% of the Earth's water is salt water, found in oceans and seas. Only about 3% of the Earth's water is fresh water, with the majority of that locked in ice caps and glaciers.
How much of all fresh water on Earth can be used by people and other land organisms?
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.
Where does the largest amount of fresh water occur?
The largest amount (by volume) of freshwater above ground is Lake Baikal in Russia. It contains about 20% of the surface freshwater. However, almost all of the world's freshwater is underground.
Where can earth fresh water be found?
earth's fresh water can be found in rainfall
Is most of earth's fresh water salty or fresh?
Most of the water on earth is salt water.
Where on earth is the greatest amount of fresh water?
I think it is Finland cause it is called The land of thousand lakes.
What is most of earth fresh water formed in?
Only about 3% of Earth's water is fresh. Two percent of the Earth's water (about 66% of all fresh water) is in solid form, found in ice caps and glaciers. Because it is frozen and so far away, the fresh water in ice caps is not available for use by people or plants. That leaves about 1% of all the Earth's water in a form usable to humans and land animals. This fresh water is found in lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, and in the ground. (A small amount of water is found as vapor in the atmosphere.)
What amount of eath's total water supply is usable fresh water?
Roughly 2.5% of Earth's total water supply is usable fresh water, with the majority of it locked up in glaciers, ice caps, and groundwater.
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.
In what form is most of the earth's fresh water?
Only about 3% of Earth's water is fresh. Two percent of the Earth's water (about 66% of all fresh water) is in solid form, found in ice caps and glaciers. Because it is frozen and so far away, the fresh water in ice caps is not available for use by people or plants. That leaves about 1% of all the Earth's water in a form usable to humans and land animals. This fresh water is found in lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, and in the ground. (A small amount of water is found as vapor in the atmosphere.)
Of the total amount of water on the earth what percent is frozen at the poles?
Since the water that melts is classified as "fresh". the polar ice represents about 50% of the world supply of fresh water. Overall the polar ice is about 2% of all water.
