Question

complete the sentence.
the amount of ________ on earth is more than the amount of ________.
water in glaciers... groundwater
surface water... groundwater
surface water... salt water
water in glaciers... salt water

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the pie charts

The second pie chart (about fresh water distribution) shows glaciers at 69.4% and groundwater at 30.1%. Surface water is a very small slice (not labeled with a large percentage). The first pie chart shows salt water is 97% and fresh water is 3%.

Step2: Evaluate each option

• Option 1: "water in glaciers... groundwater" – Glaciers (69.4%) > Groundwater (30.1%), this is true.
• Option 2: "surface water... groundwater" – Surface water is a tiny slice (way less than 30.1%), so false.
• Option 3: "surface water... salt water" – Salt water is 97%, surface water is tiny, false.
• Option 4: "water in glaciers... salt water" – Salt water is 97%, glaciers are part of fresh water (3% total fresh), so 69.4% of 3% is much less than 97%, false.

Answer:

A. water in glaciers... groundwater