Question

How much of the freshwater on Earth is underground?

Group of answer choices


87%


20%

Answer 1

The correct answer is - 30%

The freshwater is very obscure on the planet when compared to the amount of saline water, with the freshwater only representing around 3% of the total water on the planet.

Out of those 3%, the majority is actually frozen water in the ice caps and glaciers, accounting for 68.7%. The groundwater is the second with the highest reserves, accounting for 30.1%, while the surface waters are only accounting for 0.3%, and other sources with 0.9%.

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Answer 2

30%

Step-by-step explanation:

And of freshwater, 68% of fresh water is locked up in the ice and 42% is in the ground