Seas and oceans are full of water. But only a very small part of water on earth is available for us to use.

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The correct option is A True
About 71% of earth is covered with water. But only 2.5% of it is freshwater. A large part of freshwater is trapped in ice caps and glaciers. Therefore, only a very limited and small part of it is available for use. It is on this water that farming, industry, seven billion human beings and all life on land depends on.

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Seas and oceans are full of water on earth. However, a very small percentage of water present on earth is available for us. This percentage is roughly
(a) 0.006%
(b) 0.06%
(c) 0.6%
(d) 6%

Total reservoir of fresh water available on earth is fully available for our use.

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