Question

The percentage of fresh water available on the surface of the land is _______
A.3
B.5
C.2
D.4

Answer 1

Hint: About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water and about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water is held by the oceans. there is water everywhere in water vapors, rivers and lakes, glaciers and ice caps, and even you and me.

Complete answer: The majority of water on the Earth's surface which is over 96 percent, is saline water in the oceans. The freshwater resources which are water falling from the skies and moving into groundwater, river, streams, and lakes which provides people with the water they need every day to live. Water that is on the surface of the Earth is easy to visualize, and our view of the water cycle might be that rainfall happens and fills up the lakes and rivers. But, the lesser-known part is that the water below us, under the ground is important to us and the life in the same amount, also how do you account for the flow in rivers after weeks without rain? In fact, how do you see the water flowing down a driveway when it didn't rain? The answer is that there is more to our water supply than just surface water, there is also plenty of water beneath our feet as well but the percentage of fresh water available on our earth is 3% .

Therefore,(a) Is the correct answer.

Note: Freshwater makes up a very small part of the water on this planet. While almost 70 percent of the world is covered by water, only 3 percent of it is fresh and usable, the rest is saline and ocean-based. Even after this only 1 percent of our freshwater is easily accessible, while most of it is trapped in snowfields and glaciers.