On the planet earth most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers Out of the remaining fres...........

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On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion

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is bound in atmosphere as moisture and clouds

is found in freshwater lakes and rivers

exists as groundwater

exists as soil moisture

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Explanation:

About 97.5% of the water on Earth’s surface is salt water (in the oceans or salty lakes). That leaves only 2.5% that is fresh water. Of that, about 69% is frozen fresh water in glaciers and ice caps, 30% is groundwater (water in cracks of rocks and in pore-space of sediments like sand and clay), and only about 1% in surface water in lakes, rivers, and in the atmosphere.

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