Major Stores Of Water

Question 1

Outline 4 major stores of water

Answer 1

Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Cryosphere and Atmosphere

Question 2

How much water is stored in oceans?

Answer 2

97%

Question 3

How much of stores are stores of freshwater

Answer 3

2.5%

Question 4

How much of water is stored in glaciers

Answer 4

69%

Question 5

How much of water is stored in groundwater?

Answer 5

30%

Question 6

How much of freshwater does surface water store account for?

Answer 6

1%

Question 7

For how much do shallow groundwater aquifers store water?

Answer 7

Up to 200 years

Question 8

For how much do deeper fossil aquifers store water for?

Answer 8

For up to 10000 years

Question 9

For how long do glaciers store water?

Answer 9

20-100 years

Question 10

For how long does soil water hold water?

Answer 10

1-2 months

Question 11

How much water is stored in the atmosphere?

Answer 11

12,900 km3, 8% of all easily accessible freshwater

Question 12

By how much the atmospheric water content is expected to rise due to 1^C increase in temperature?

Answer 12

By 7%, as warmer air can hold more water vapour than cooler air

Question 13

Where is the most of cryospheric ice is stored?

Answer 13

In Antarctica and Greenland (95%)