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Question
About 3% of the water on Earth is freshwater. Only about 40% of that freshwater is available for human use. Why is so much freshwater unavailable for human use?
Responses
A It is frozen.It is frozen.
B It is polluted.It is polluted.
C It is salt water.It is salt water.
D It is in aquifers.

1 answer

The correct response is:

A It is frozen.

About two-thirds of the Earth's freshwater is trapped in glaciers and ice caps, making it unavailable for human use.