Water on Earth

How much of Earth is covered in water?

• 97%

• 3%

• 3/4

• 87%

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How much of Earth's water is salt water?

• 97%

• 78%

• 0.9%

• 11%

How much of the water on Earth is freshwater?

• 30%

• 3%

• 31%

• 0.3%

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How much freshwater is locked in ice caps and glaciers?

• 0.3%

• 0.9%

• 2%

• 68.7%

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How much of Earth's freshwater is found underground (groundwater)?

• 68.7%

• 0.9%

• 30.1%

• 3%

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How much freshwater is found in other places, such as the atmosphere?

• 0.9%

• 0.19%

• 3.1%

• 0.3%

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How much freshwater if found on the surface of Earth?

• 68.7%

• 11%

• 0.3%

• 97%

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How much freshwater on the SURFACE is found in lakes?

• 3%

• 87%

• 11%

• 2%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How much SURFACE water is found in marshlands?

• 30.1%

• 3%

• 0.3%

• 11%

How much SURFACE water is found in rivers?

• 2%

• 3%

• 0.2%

• 0.3%