Question

Ground water accounts for __________ percent of total water on earth.

• A. 2
• B. 0.68
• C. 0.0019
• D. 0.001

Answer 1

The correct option is B 0.68

Oceans make up 97.3 percent of the total water on earth. The ice-caps make up 2 percent of total water. Groundwater accounts for 0.68 percent of total water. Rivers account for 0.0001 percent of the total water. Freshwater lakes make up 0.009 percent of water while inland seas and salt lakes make up an equal percent of the earth's water. The atmosphere, on the other, hand holds 0.0019 percent of earth's water.