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What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?
What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?
2.5%
Where is approximately 68.7% of the Earth's fresh water stored?
Where is approximately 68.7% of the Earth's fresh water stored?
In glaciers and ice sheets
What percentage of fresh water is stored as groundwater?
What percentage of fresh water is stored as groundwater?
30%
Where is the remaining 1.3% of freshwater stored?
Where is the remaining 1.3% of freshwater stored?
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What is the hydrological cycle?
What is the hydrological cycle?
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What are the main processes occurring within the hydrological cycle?
What are the main processes occurring within the hydrological cycle?
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What does the sun do in the hydrological cycle?
What does the sun do in the hydrological cycle?
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What happens to water vapor in the hydrological cycle?
What happens to water vapor in the hydrological cycle?
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Where does water run off in the hydrological cycle?
Where does water run off in the hydrological cycle?
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What is essential to life on Earth and shapes landscapes in the hydrological cycle?
What is essential to life on Earth and shapes landscapes in the hydrological cycle?
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What percentage of fresh water is stored in glaciers and ice sheets?
What percentage of fresh water is stored in glaciers and ice sheets?
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What percentage of fresh water is stored in rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere?
What percentage of fresh water is stored in rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere?
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What is the hydrological cycle?
What is the hydrological cycle?
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What are the main processes occurring within the hydrological cycle?
What are the main processes occurring within the hydrological cycle?
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Where is the majority of the Earth's fresh water stored?
Where is the majority of the Earth's fresh water stored?
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What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?
What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?
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What happens during the process of condensation in the hydrological cycle?
What happens during the process of condensation in the hydrological cycle?
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What is essential to life on Earth and shapes landscapes in the hydrological cycle?
What is essential to life on Earth and shapes landscapes in the hydrological cycle?
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Where is the remaining 30% of fresh water stored?
Where is the remaining 30% of fresh water stored?
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What does the sun do in the hydrological cycle?
What does the sun do in the hydrological cycle?
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