Arrange the following in decreasing percentage of freshwater contained in them: groundwater, frozen form (glaciers and polar ice caps), rivers, atmosphere.

Glaciers, groundwater, rivers, atmosphere

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Groundwater, glaciers, rivers, atmosphere

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Rivers, glaciers, groundwater, atmosphere

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Glaciers, atmosphere, groundwater, rivers

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Solution

The correct option is A Glaciers, groundwater, rivers, atmosphere
Glacier holds 69% of freshwater, which is greater than groundwater which holds 30% of fresh water. Rivers hold 0.33% of fresh water and the atmosphere holds 0.035%.
Therefore the correct answer is option B.

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