GK
BIOLOGY
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75%
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60%
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85%
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50%
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Earth’s surface is covered in more water than by land. About 70% of the surface is covered in water.
Detailed explanation-3: -About 97 percent of Earth’s water is in the ocean. The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the surface of our planet. It’s hard to imagine, but about 97 percent of the Earth’s water can be found in our ocean. Of the tiny percentage that’s not in the ocean, about two percent is frozen up in glaciers and ice caps.
Detailed explanation-4: -Total Surface Area: about 509 600 000 square km (197 000 000 square miles). Area of land: 148 326 000 km2 (57 268 900 square miles), this are 29% of the total surface of Planet Earth.