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The Water We Use

Question 23 • TX-Environmental Systems B

Which of the following is true about Earth's supplies of freshwater?

Answer
A
Most liquid freshwater is stored in rivers and lakes.
B
Groundwater is a significant reservoir of liquid freshwater.
C
Liquid freshwater is about half of all the water on Earth.
D
None of the above.

Explanation

Most of Earth’s freshwater is frozen in glaciers and ice caps. Of the freshwater that is liquid, a large share is underground, so groundwater is a significant reservoir. Rivers and lakes hold only a small fraction, and liquid freshwater is not about half of all Earth’s water.

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