Total water in hydrosphere is — Environmental Science In Agricultural MCQ

Total water in hydrosphere is

1.1 billion km³

1.2 billion km³

1.3 billion km³

1.4 billion km³

Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Total water in hydrosphere is 1.4 billion km³.
It is the combined mass of water found on, under, and above the surface of a planet, minor planet, or natural satellite.
It has been estimated that there are 1.386 billion cubic kilometres of water on Earth. This includes water in gaseous, liquid and frozen forms as groundwater in the Earth's crust, oceans and seas, lakes, rivers and streams, wetlands, glaciers, ice and snow cover on Earth's surface; vapour, droplets and crystals in the air; and part of living plants, animals and unicellular organisms of the biosphere.