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The surface of the earth has_______of its total area as water.

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two-thirds

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one-thirds

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two-fifths

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one-tenths

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Solution

The correct option is A two-thirds
About $71 %$ of earth's surface is covered by water.
Oceans hold about $96.5 %$ of all earth's water.
The surface of the earth has two-thirds of its total area as water.

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