“Water covers 75 percent of Earth. 97 percent of water on Earth is salt water. Only 3 percent of water is available as fresh water, but most of this water is locked up in solid glaciers and polar ice caps.”

Based on this information, which is the best approximation of the amount of water on the planet that is available for animals to drink?

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“Water covers 75 percent of Earth. 97 percent of water on Earth is salt water. Only 3 percent of water is available as fresh water, but most of this water is locked up in solid glaciers and polar ice caps.”

Based on this information, which is the best approximation of the amount of water on the planet that is available for animals to drink?

anonymous · Answer

and the options are 1 percent
3 percent
10 percent
75 percent

ramzy197 · Answer

the answer is one percentage because only only one percentage of water is accessible for drinking and the other 2% is frozen

anonymous · Answer

1 percent of the water can be found in streams and the other 2 percent is found in glaciers