Question

(b) Of the total water available on the earth, fresh water forms
______ percent​

Answer 1

Answer:

Distribution of the water on Earth. Ocean water: 97.2 percent; Glaciers and other ice: 2.15 percent; Groundwater,: 0.61 percent; Fresh water lakes: 0.009 ...

Answer 2

Answer:

Of the total water available on the Earth's surface, freshwater forms $0.3$ percent.

Explanation:

• About $71$ % of the Earth's surface is covered with water.
• Water exists in the form of oceans, lakes, water vapor, rivers, ice caps, and glaciers.

About $96.6$ % of the Earth's water is saline and unfit for drinking. This exists in the form of oceans. Water in the form of rain, groundwater, rivers, and lakes is termed freshwater. We need this freshwater in our lives. About $2.5$ % of the freshwater is locked in the form of glaciers and polar ice caps and unavailable to us.

So, freshwater forms $0.3$ % of the total water available on the Earth.