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Surface Water

Question 1 • PARTA - EOP: PGCPS BIOGEOCHEM CR (FALL2026) - 798113

Which statements about freshwater sources are true? Check all that apply.Only about 3 percent of Earth’s water is fresh water.Most of the fresh water on Earth is groundwater.About 75 percent of the fresh water on Earth is frozen in ice sheets.The largest source of usable fresh water is groundwater.More fresh water is in the atmosphere than in rivers and lakes.

Answer
A
Only about 3 percent of Earth’s water is fresh water.
B
Most of the fresh water on Earth is groundwater.
C
About 75 percent of the fresh water on Earth is frozen in ice sheets.
D
The largest source of usable fresh water is groundwater.
E
More fresh water is in the atmosphere than in rivers and lakes.

Explanation

About 3% of Earth’s water is fresh, so A is true. Roughly three-quarters of that fresh water is frozen in glaciers and ice sheets, making C true; groundwater is a smaller share, so B is false. Groundwater is the largest source of usable fresh water, so D is true. The atmosphere holds less fresh water than rivers and lakes combined, so E is false.

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