Hydrosphere Figure I.7 The water planet Distribution of water in the hydrosphere. Freshwater 2.5% Oceans 96.5% Glaciers 1,72% Groundwater 0.75% All other freshwater 0.03% Saline groundwater and lakes Glaciers and ice sheets 0.9% Groundwater (spring) Stream Bernhard Edmaier/ Science Source Michael Collier Michael Collier Nearly 69% of Earth's Although fresh groundwater represents less than 1% of the hydrosphere, it accounts for 30% of all freshwater and about 96% Streams, lakes, soil moisture, atmosphere, etc. account for 0.03% (3/100 of 1%) freshwater is locked up in glaciers. of all liquid freshwater.

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Examine Figure I.7 to answer these questions.
a. Where is most of Earth’s freshwater stored?
b. Where is most of Earth’s liquid freshwater found? 

Hydrosphere
Figure I.7 The water
planet Distribution of
water in the hydrosphere.
Freshwater
2.5%
Oceans
96.5%
Glaciers
1,72%
Groundwater
0.75%
All other
freshwater
0.03%
Saline
groundwater
and lakes
Glaciers and
ice sheets
0.9%
Groundwater
(spring)
Stream
Bernhard Edmaier/ Science Source Michael Collier
Michael Collier
Nearly 69% of Earth's Although fresh groundwater
represents less than 1%
of the hydrosphere, it
accounts for 30% of all
freshwater and about 96%
Streams, lakes, soil
moisture, atmosphere,
etc. account for 0.03%
(3/100 of 1%)
freshwater is locked
up in glaciers.
of all liquid freshwater.
Transcribed Image Text:Hydrosphere Figure I.7 The water planet Distribution of water in the hydrosphere. Freshwater 2.5% Oceans 96.5% Glaciers 1,72% Groundwater 0.75% All other freshwater 0.03% Saline groundwater and lakes Glaciers and ice sheets 0.9% Groundwater (spring) Stream Bernhard Edmaier/ Science Source Michael Collier Michael Collier Nearly 69% of Earth's Although fresh groundwater represents less than 1% of the hydrosphere, it accounts for 30% of all freshwater and about 96% Streams, lakes, soil moisture, atmosphere, etc. account for 0.03% (3/100 of 1%) freshwater is locked up in glaciers. of all liquid freshwater.
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