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How do fresh water and salt water form layers?
Fresh water and salt water form layers due to differences in density. Salt water is denser than fresh water, so when they come into contact, the salt water sinks beneath the fresh water, creating distinct layers. This process is known as stratification.
What percentage is earth fresh water?
Of all the water on Earth, around 2.75% of it is fresh drinking water.
What percentage of the earths waters is fresh water available for use by living organism?
Approximately 2.5% of Earth's water is fresh water, of which only about 0.5% is readily accessible for use by living organisms. The majority of fresh water is stored in glaciers, ice caps, and deep underground aquifers.
If all of Earths water was represented by 100 millimeters how many millimeters of fresh water would there be?
Oh, what a lovely question! If we imagine all of Earth's water as 100 millimeters, the amount of fresh water available would only be about 2.5 millimeters. It's a small amount compared to all the water on our beautiful planet, but it's just enough for us to appreciate and take care of.
In what form is most of the earth's fresh water?
Only about 3% of Earth's water is fresh. Two percent of the Earth's water (about 66% of all fresh water) is in solid form, found in ice caps and glaciers. Because it is frozen and so far away, the fresh water in ice caps is not available for use by people or plants. That leaves about 1% of all the Earth's water in a form usable to humans and land animals. This fresh water is found in lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, and in the ground. (A small amount of water is found as vapor in the atmosphere.)
Where does the fresh water come from on Antarctica?
Fresh water is either melted ice or desalinated sea water.
What is the difference between fresh water and potable water?
the difference between fresh water and potable water is fresh water can come form the ground, and/or, ice burgs.
Where does most of the fresh drinking water come from?
Mostly North America, with the artic being filled with fresh water and fresh water iceburgs. But, fresh water is scattered throughout the world.
Is most water fresh water?
not all water on earth is fresh its 60% fresh and 3% salty
Where do the mosquitoes come from?
Everywhere that there is fresh water.
Is fresh water Holy Water?
Holy Water is fresh water that has received a special blessing but all fresh water is not necessarily Holy Water.
Where does California'S water come from fresh water comes from?
beneath the surface
Are guppies fresh water or salt water fish?
They are in fresh water. Do you think goldfish come from the ocean?
Does a Minnoe live in fresh water?
Yes! You can find them all the time in fresh water
Is Colorado river salt water or fresh water?
All rivers are by definition fresh water unless they are very polluted. There is, however, a portion of every river that reaches an ocean that is called an estuary. this is where the fresh water coming downstream mingles with the salty tidal water of the ocean.
What percent of all the water on the planet is fresh water?
Please rephrase - question does not make sense
Is Missouri River freshwater or saltwater?
all rivers are fresh water, so therefore the Missouri river is fresh water. all though rivers are very polluted, then it is full of chemicals, but was at one time clear fresh water. it still is, underneath all of the discusting stuff.
