EARTH SCIENCE
OCEANS
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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: -Nearly three-fourths of the earth’s surface is covered with water. 97% of the water on the Earth is salt water and only three percent is fresh water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface. The portion of Earth covered by water is called hydrosphere. Water can be present in solid, liquid or gaseous form. Water can exist in oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -There is acute scarcity of water because out of the 75 percent water present, just 3 percent of water is fresh and 97 percent of water is saline present in the oceans and seas. Out of 3 percent of freshwater, 1 percent is in the form of ice and snow at glaciers and mountains.
Detailed explanation-5: -Nearly three-fourth of the earth surface is covered with water. Water is found in ponds, rivers, lakes, & oceans.