GEOLOGY

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: -Water covers about 71% of the Earth’s surface. Of this 71%, about 97.3% of water is saltwater in the oecans and is not suitable for direct human consumption.

Detailed explanation-3: -Water we use percolates through land or gets treated and enters a water body, from where it evaporates and comes down to the Earth in the form of precipitation. Thus water remains constant due to water cycle. Q. People use a lot of water everyday, the amount of water on the Earth doesn’t change due to water .

Detailed explanation-4: -Water covers about 3/4th, i.e., 71% of the Earth’s surface. Water is present in different water bodies like oceans, seas, rivers, glaciers and lakes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The surface of the Earth is about 71% water and the remaining 29% is land. The vast majority of water on the Earth’s surface is saline water in the oceans.