which of the following statements is false?

Question

Of all of Earth's freshwater, only 1.2% is found in rivers, lakes, pounds, and streams.

Only 1.2% of all of Earth's water is found in rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams.

Estuaries are bodies of water that can contain saltwater.

Lakes can be freshwater or saltwater.

Answer 1

The false statement among those you provided is:

"Only 1.2% of all of Earth's water is found in rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams."

This statement is misleading because the 1.2% figure refers specifically to the amount of Earth's freshwater, not all of Earth's water (which includes saltwater). The majority of Earth's water is saltwater found in oceans. The percentage of all of Earth's water that is found in rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams is much less than 1.2%.

The first statement correctly specifies that it refers to Earth's freshwater.