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Where is 68.9% of the fresh water on Earth primarily found?
Where is 68.9% of the fresh water on Earth primarily found?
- In the form of ice and permanent snow cover in the Arctic, the Antarctic and mountain glaciers (correct)
- In the oceans and seas
- In easily accessible lakes, reservoirs, and river systems
- In the form of fresh groundwater
What percentage of Earth's total water accounts for fresh water?
What percentage of Earth's total water accounts for fresh water?
- 15%
- 5%
- 10%
- 2.5% (correct)
What causes the continuous change in shape of Earth's hydrosphere?
What causes the continuous change in shape of Earth's hydrosphere?
- Seafloor spreading and continental drift (correct)
- Volcanic eruptions
- Tectonic plate collisions
- Atmospheric pressure changes
What is the primary component of Earth's hydrosphere?
What is the primary component of Earth's hydrosphere?
What is the estimated total mass of Earth's hydrosphere?
What is the estimated total mass of Earth's hydrosphere?
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Where is most fresh water?
Where is most fresh water?
Ice and permanent snow cover in the Arctic, Antarctic, and mountain glaciers.
Fresh water proportion
Fresh water proportion
2.5% of Earth's total water.
Hydrosphere shape change cause
Hydrosphere shape change cause
Seafloor spreading and continental drift.
Primary component of hydrosphere
Primary component of hydrosphere
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Total mass of Earth’s hydrosphere
Total mass of Earth’s hydrosphere
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