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The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at 1.386 billion km³ (333 million cubic miles).
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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Being a blue planet why do you face shotage of water?
Partly because most of earths water is salt water!
What contains the largest percentage of the Earth?
The largest percentage of the earths surface is covered by water mainly the Oceans (about 71%).
What is the salt percentage of a mixture containing 1.5 lb of salt and 1 gallon of water?
To find the salt percentage in the mixture, first convert 1 gallon of water to pounds, which is approximately 8.34 lbs. The total weight of the mixture is 1.5 lbs (salt) + 8.34 lbs (water) = 9.84 lbs. The salt percentage is then calculated as (1.5 lbs salt / 9.84 lbs total) × 100, which is approximately 15.2%.
In a salt solution that is 15 percent salt what percent is water?
It depends, is the solution 15% salt or 15% saturatedwith salt? If it is 15% salt, is is 85% water. If it is 15% saturated, it is 5.385%.
What do you call the salt content in water?
The salt content in water is referred to as salinity. It is typically measured in parts per thousand (ppt) or as a percentage.
What percentage of earths surface water is salt water?
About 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water, and about 90 percent of that is salt water.
What percentage of earths water is not usable by people?
97% is all salt water and 3% is water used by people.
Is most of the water on the earths surface fresh water or salt water?
Salt Water
What water is most of earths water?
Salt Water
What is 97 percent of earths water?
Salt water
What type is most of earths water?
Salt Water
What percentage of earths water is surface water?
69%
What is the percentage of the earths water do the oceans hold?
About 80% of water
What percentage of the earth's surface is water?
71.13% of the earth is covered by water. Only 3% of that water is fresh water, the rest is salt water.
What body of water covers three-fourths of the earths surface?
Salt water and ice because that's how they do it
What percentage of earths water is fresh water available for use by living organisms?
three percent of all the earths water is fresh water
What percentage of the earths fresh water can you use?
3%
