Multiple choice

Approximately, what percentage of all the water in the world is freshwater?

  1. 20 percent

  2. 6.5 percent

  3. 2.5 percent

  4. 10 percent
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Only about 2.5 percent of all water on Earth is freshwater, and the vast majority of that is locked in glaciers and ice caps.

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