EARTH SCIENCE
OCEANS
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lakes
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groundwater
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rivers
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The oceans are, by far, the largest storehouse of water on earth-over 96% of all of Earth’s water exists in the oceans.
Detailed explanation-3: -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: -Most of the water on the Earth’s surface is found in oceans and seas, which constitute about 97% of the water on Earth. The rest 3% is present in rivers, glaciers and underground water.
Detailed explanation-5: -71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. 97% of which is in the form of oceans. The water in the oceans is salty.