ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION
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glaciers
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lakes
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rivers
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oceans
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Detailed explanation-1: -The oceans are, by far, the largest reservoir of water on earth-over 96% of all of Earth’s water exists in the oceans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ocean holds about 97 percent of the Earth’s water; the remaining three percent is found in glaciers and ice, below the ground, in rivers and lakes. Of the world’s total water supply of about 332 million cubic miles of water, about 97 percent is found in the ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most of the water on the Earth’s surface is found in oceans and seas, which constitute about 97% of the water on Earth. The rest 3% is present in rivers, glaciers and underground water.
Detailed explanation-4: -But just how much water exists on, in, and above our planet? About 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth’s water.
Detailed explanation-5: -95% of the Earth’s water is stored in its oceans, from where the water cycle starts.