Question

Mario and several friends spend a day at the beach. While watching the ocean waves crashing to shore, Mario wonders how much of the world's water is contained in different types of bodies of water such as oceans, lakes, and rivers. He decides to research the percentage of Earth's water found in different locations. Which does his research reveal? Multiple choice question. A) Less than 3 percent of Earth's water is freshwater containing no salt. B) The ice caps located at both poles contain 30 percent of Earth's water. C) Fifty percent of Earth's water is in oceans and the glaciers at the poles. D) Ninety percent of Earth's water is in lakes, rivers, and groundwater.

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Explanation:

The correct answer here would be that less than 3 percent of Earth's water is freshwater containing no salt.

Generally speaking, about 71 % of the earth is made up of water. Out of this percentage, approximately 97 % is found in the oceans with less than 3 % being freshwater. About 68.7 % of the freshwater is locked-up as glacier and ice, 30.1 % is groundwater, while the remaining 1.2 % represents surface and other forms of freshwaters which include ground ice and permafrost, lakes, atmosphere, rivers, swamps and marshes, soil moisture, and the freshwater in living organisms.

The correct option is A.