A: The element nitrogen belongs to the nitrogen family, which is situated in the p-block in group 15 on the periodic table of elements. The elements arsenic, ... Full Answer >
Most of Earth's water is stored in the glaciers. According to USGS, around 69% of the Earth's fresh water is located in glaciers and icecaps which are mostly located in Antarcâ¦tica and Greenland. Another 30% of the fresh water is ground water. Only around .9% of Earth's fresh water is on the surface.
The ocean holds 97 percent of the Earth's water; the remaining three percent is freshwater found in glaciers and ice, below the ground, or in rivers and lakes. Of the world's total water supply of about 326 million cubic miles of water, over 96 percent is saline, found in the ocean.