2007-03-01 14:00:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
According to a website I like very much, it says this:
The oceans are huge. ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE PLANET IS COVERED IN OCEAN, and the average depth of the ocean is several thousand feet (about 1,000 meters). Ninety-eight percent of the water on the planet is in the oceans, and therefore is unusable for drinking because of the salt. About 2 percent of the planet's water is fresh, but 1.6 percent of the planet's water is locked up in the polar ice caps and glaciers. Another 0.36 percent is found underground in aquifers and wells. Only about 0.036 percent of the planet's total water supply is found in lakes and rivers. That's still thousands of trillions of gallons, but it's a very small amount compared to all the water available.
PS~The phrase that is all capital letters was my own emphasis due to it being the exact part of the larger answer that directly answered your question.
2007-03-01 14:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by MICHAEL C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The planet is approximately 71% water and contains (5) five oceans, including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern.
2007-03-02 02:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by SpongeBob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
70% of the world is covered in water and about 60% is ocean water
2007-03-01 22:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by shop_aholic_92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is about 72-73% of the total water on Earth, Earth is about 75% water.
2007-03-01 22:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by tim218_05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean percentage of all water? (about 97%) or percentage of the earth's surface (about 71%) or something else?
2007-03-01 22:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by evokid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 75%
2007-03-01 22:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by shilpu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
32%
2007-03-01 22:03:42 · answer #7 · answered by ai2_76 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋