EARTH SCIENCE
GROUNDWATER
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Question
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Of all the fresh water on Earth, most of it is in the form of ____
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salt
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ice
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ground
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vapor
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Over 68 percent of the fresh water on Earth is found in icecaps and glaciers, and just over 30 percent is found in ground water. Only about 0.3 percent of our fresh water is found in the surface water of lakes, rivers, and swamps.
Detailed explanation-2: -Out of the 3% of the fresh water found on the Earth’s surface, majority is found in the form of glaciers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ice sheets The Antarctic Ice Sheet covers an area of almost 14 million km² and contains 30 million km³ of ice. Around 60% of the world’s total fresh water (90% of the world’s surface fresh water) is held in the ice sheet, equivalent to a 70m rise in global sea level.
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