ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

SCARCITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Water can be found in a variety of forms and locations. Which answer choice orders the sources from most water to least water?
A
Ocean, frozen in ice, groundwater, lakes and streams
B
Frozen in ice, groundwater, ocean, lakes and streams
C
Lakes and streams, ocean, frozen in ice, groundwater
D
Ocean, groundwater, lakes and streams, frozen in ice
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Water exists in many forms, such as a liquid, a solid, as in snow and ice, underneath the land surface as groundwater, and in the atmosphere, as in clouds and invisible water vapor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Statement I: Most of the freshwater available on the Earth is present in the form of ice.

Detailed explanation-3: -About 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth’s water. Water also exists in the air as water vapor, in rivers and lakes, in icecaps and glaciers, in the ground as soil moisture and in aquifers, and even in you and your dog.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the earth’s surface, there are three different forms of water namely solid, liquid and gaseous.

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