Where on Earth do you think the water is stored?
Where on Earth do you think the most water is stored?
How much of the water on Earth is stored in oceans?
97% of Earth's water is stored in the oceans and is too salty to drink. 2% of Earth's water is stored in the ice caps and glaciers. The remaining 1% of Earth's water can be found in lakes, rivers, and the atmosphere.
Where is the water stored on earth?
The largest reservoir of water on Earth is the Pacific Ocean, which holds around 50 times the amount of water of all the Earth's rivers combined. The amount of water stored in the atmosphere is very small but enough to produce about 10 days of rainfall over the entire Earth.
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What percentage of earth's water is stored in oceans?
What is the name of the largest ocean on earth?
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
Where is most of the freshwater on Earth stored?
- Ice caps and glaciers
- Oceans
- Underground aquifers
- Lakes and rivers
What do you call a large body of water surrounded by land?