GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Just 2.5% of the Earth’s water is freshwater, and most is frozen in glaciers and ice sheets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fresh water makes up under 3% of all water on earth, and nearly 65% of this drinkable water is tied up in glaciers. Rivers, streams, lakes, and dams that hold freshwater contain 1% of potable water while groundwater accounts for 0.3%.

Detailed explanation-3: -Water covers about 71% of the earth’s surface. 97% of the earth’s water is found in the oceans (too salty for drinking, growing crops, and most industrial uses except cooling). 3% of the earth’s water is fresh.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only about three percent of Earth’s water is freshwater. Of that, only about 1.2 percent can be used as drinking water; the rest is locked up in glaciers, ice caps, and permafrost, or buried deep in the ground. Most of our drinking water comes from rivers and streams.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the first bar, notice how only 2.5% of Earth’s water is freshwater-the amount needed for life to survive.