Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Around 75 percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water, but only 3% of that is fresh water.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

The statement is TRUE. Approximately 71% of Earth's surface is covered by water (often rounded to 75% in general discussions). Of that water, about 97.5% is saltwater in oceans. Only about 2.5-3% is freshwater, and most of that freshwater is locked in glaciers and ice caps, leaving less than 1% as accessible liquid freshwater.

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