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What percentage of fresh water is stored in glaciers and ice sheets?
68.7%
Where is the remaining 1.3% of freshwater stored?
Rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere
What is the approximate percentage of fresh water on Earth?
2.5%
What is the main topic of the text?
The Hydrological Cycle
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What is the hydrological cycle?
The hydrological cycle is a series of processes in which water is constantly recycled through the system.
What are the main processes occurring within the hydrological cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, and flows.
What are the storages in the hydrological cycle?
Rivers, lakes, oceans, groundwater, soils, atmosphere, glaciers, ice caps, and organisms.
What are the flows in the hydrological cycle?
Evapotranspiration, sublimation, evaporation, condensation, advection, precipitation, melting, freezing, flooding, surface run-off, infiltration, percolation, and stream-flow or currents.
What is evapotranspiration?
Evapotranspiration is the combined process of water vaporisation from the Earth's surface (evaporation) and the release of water vapour by plants through transpiration.
Test your knowledge on the Introduction to Water Systems topic of IB Environmental Systems & Societies (ESS) SL 4.1. Explore the Hydrological Cycle, Human Impact on the Hydrological Cycle, and Ocean Circulation.
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