Does anyone know about what percentage of water covers Earth?
2006-10-31 14:22:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Earth has water bodies of 71% and balance 29% is land. read -
Since it formed, the Earth has changed through geological and biological processes that have hidden traces of the original conditions. The outer surface is divided into several tectonic plates that gradually migrate across the surface over geologic time spans. The interior of the planet remains active, with a thick layer of convecting yet solid Earth mantle and an iron core that generates a magnetic field. Its atmospheric conditions have been significantly altered by the presence of life forms, which create an ecological balance that modifies the surface conditions. About 71% of the surface is covered in salt-water oceans, and the remainder consists of continents and islands.
2006-10-31 14:42:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 16⤊ 6⤋
Percent Of Water Covering Earth
2017-01-15 03:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approximately 70.8 percent (97% of it being sea water and 3% fresh water)
(Hydrosphere (Greek hydro means "water") in physical geography, describes the collective mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet.
The abundance of water on Earth is a unique feature that distinguishes our "Blue Planet" from others in the solar system. Approximately 70.8 percent (97% of it being sea water and 3% fresh water[1]) of the Earth is covered by water and only 29.2 percent is landmass. Earth's solar orbit, vulcanism, gravity, greenhouse effect, magnetic field and oxygen-rich atmosphere seem to combine to make Earth a water planet.)
2006-11-01 01:40:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is 75% while the percentage of land is 25%.
2006-10-31 14:27:07 · answer #4 · answered by lois lane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 71% of the surface is covered in salt-water oceans, and the remainder consists of continents and islands.
You could get more information from the link below...
2006-10-31 17:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 71% of the surface is covered in salt-water oceans, and the remainder consists of continents and islands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_distribution_on_earth
2006-10-31 16:03:23 · answer #6 · answered by safrodin 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
approximately 70% some people say 75
2006-10-31 14:27:02 · answer #7 · answered by adr k 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's 70% water, 30% earth...
2006-10-31 14:25:14 · answer #8 · answered by blktiger@pacbell.net 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
75%
2006-11-01 04:41:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
75%
2006-10-31 14:24:58 · answer #10 · answered by Bridget 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋