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How much of world's surface is covered by water?

A. 55%
B. 70%
C. 80%
D. 25%
Answer» B. 70%
Explanation: Water makes up 70.8% of the Earth's surface, while the other 29% consists of continents and Islands. To break the numbers down, 96.5% of all the Earth's water is contained within the oceans as salt water, while the remaining 3.5% is freshwater lakes and frozen water locked up in glaciers and the polar ice caps.
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