Posted on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 by Game BoyGlobal Water Trivia 5 You drink it every day. You bathe with it. You can’t live without it … but how well do you know your H2O? /3 Global Water Quiz Things you didn't know about water Go with your gut. 1 / 3 Water covers about 71% of the earth's surface. True False Having fun? Are you serious? You didn't know that? Good job! Water covers about 71% of the earth's surface. 97% of the earth's water is found in the oceans (too salty for drinking, growing crops, and most industrial uses except cooling). Think in terms of ice sheets. 2 / 3 What area of the world has the second most glaciers? Antarctica Canada Greenland Betcha can't get the next question. Oh no! You've gotta do better! Impressive. Answer: c. GreenlandThe two ice sheets on Earth today cover most of Greenland and Antarctica. During the last ice age, ice sheets also covered much of North America and Scandinavia. Together, the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets contain more than 99 percent of the freshwater ice on Earth.Approximate distribution is: 91% in Antarctica. 8% in Greenland. Less than 0.5% in North America (about 0.1% in Alaska Think hard. Do we have access to all the water in the world? 3 / 3 Only three percent of Earth's fresh water can be used as drinking water. True False Do you feel you're getting smarter? Aw c'mon! Are you even trying? Hey, well done! It isn't true. Only 1.2 percent of three percent Earth's fresh water can be used as drinking water.Most of our drinking water comes from rivers and streams the rest is locked up in glaciers, ice caps, and permafrost, or buried deep in the ground. Most of our drinking water comes from rivers and streams. Your score is 0% Restart quiz