Freshwater is an integral part of the hydrologic cycle. how is it produced?

The freshwater forms the most integral part of the water cycle. Out of the total water composition, there is roughly 2.5% of fresh water on the earth's surface. This includes the water that is present in the ice caps, glaciers, rivers, ponds, streams and lakes.

Some of these waters are directly obtained from the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, and mist. Some are derived from the melting of the ice and glaciers present in the higher altitudes, that flows down during the summer season.

The freshwater is very important as all living beings are dependent on it. So it must be used in a limited way and should also be conserved.

true. earthquakes are felt whenever there is a slip around a fault in the rocks below the earth. this reorientation of faults create sesmic waves and is known as earthquake, the severity of which is measured in richter scale. these are more prominent in hilly regions as the rocks usually form faults to balance the pressures on it.