Posted on 09/26/2022 4:43:10 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: How much of planet Earth is made of water? Very little, actually. Although oceans of water cover about 70 percent of Earth's surface, these oceans are shallow compared to the Earth's radius. The featured illustration shows what would happen if all of the water on or near the surface of the Earth were bunched up into a ball. The radius of this ball would be only about 700 kilometers, less than half the radius of the Earth's Moon, but slightly larger than Saturn's moon Rhea which, like many moons in our outer Solar System, is mostly water ice. The next smallest ball depicts all of Earth's liquid fresh water, while the tiniest ball shows the volume of all of Earth's fresh-water lakes and rivers. How any of this water came to be on the Earth and whether any significant amount is trapped far beneath Earth's surface remain topics of research.
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I’m guessing that the description on the image is wrong?
The large water sphere is ALL water (salt water, etc.) and the small sphere is FRESH water.
OOPs! I see now that there are THREE spheres.
“Iām guessing that the description on the image is wrong?”
It’s NASA. I’m thinking they are wrong about global warming also.
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I live on an island in the middle of the pacific ocean.
You would have a rough time convincing me we have a water problem based on the total volume of the Earth.
We live on the surface of the Earth that is thin as a sheet of paper on the orb we occupy.
Bet the author thinks man can affect climate also.
Looks a lot like the Globe in my 1968 College textbook for Physical Geography. You’d think after all these years, and all those NASA trips to Mars and Deeeeep $$$$$$$pace, they could have better graphics.
Ever hear of Primary Water? Lots of it beneath the ground, constantly replenishing just like oil and gas. The Scarcity-mongers don’t want anyone to know the PlaneTruth.
That is what it says.
Looks like an illustration for environmentalism.
Did they account for thick layer of fresh water down in the crust? Probably not. It’s thick, and it’s not all that far down. The Russians hit it with their deep drilling experiment.
It was my understanding that all the water that was ever on the earth is still here. Some of it is in water vapor of course.
Interesting but not particularly useful. Humans and animals live on the top 1% of the landmass of the earth (or in that water). The other 99% isnāt particularly important to life on a day to day basis unless itās time for volcanoes or earthquakes.
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