GEOLOGY
HYDROGEOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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At present, what percentage of Earth’s land surface is covered by glaciers?
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10%
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50%
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5%
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0.1%
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Today, glaciers cover approximately: 3% of Earth’s surface. 11% of Earth’s land area.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ice sheets reached their greatest size about 18, 000 years ago. During the Pleistocene Ice Age, nearly one-third of Earth’s land was covered by glaciers. Today, about one-tenth of Earth’s land is covered by glacial ice.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ice, which covers 10 percent of Earth’s surface, is disappearing rapidly. Select a topic below to see how climate change has affected glaciers, sea ice, and continental ice sheets worldwide.
Detailed explanation-4: -About 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water.
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