How much of the Earth's surface is covered with water?

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Answer 1

Three-fourth is correct answer.

Key Points

Water covers 71% of the Earth's surface, while the ocean stores around 96.5 percent of all water on the planet.
The amount of water found in groundwater, rivers, lakes, and streams is around 10.6 million km3.
Water covers around 71% of the Earth's surface, while the seas contain approximately 96.5 percent of all water on the planet.
Water can also be found in the air as water vapor, rivers and lakes, icecaps and glaciers, soil moisture, and aquifers.

Additional Information

The earth has an abundance of water, yet only a small percentage (approximately 0.3%) of it is usable by people. The remaining 99.7 percent is in the oceans, soils, ice caps, and the atmosphere.
Surface waters are just the water that exists on the Earth's surface. The oceans, rivers and streams, lakes, and reservoirs are all included.
Glaciers and icecaps are referred to as freshwater reservoirs. They account for 10% of the world's landmass. These glaciers may mostly be found in Greenland and Antarctica.
Groundwater is defined as water found under the Earth's surface in conditions of complete saturation.