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How does water from clouds get back to the sea?
It usually rains over all kinds of places. Once the rain is on the ground, it quickly goes through several water cycles until it reaches the ocean. Or it simply rains over the ocean.
How is a mesa formed?
Mesas are formed when hardened lava is pushed up to the earth's surface and over time the sides are eroded by water and winds.
What do hurricanes and tornadoes form over?
Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. Tornadoes can form just about anywhere.
Based on our current theory of the Earth's formation where does the water we drink comes from?
The Earth grew by countless impacts from rock and dust in the early Solar System. This rock and dust contained ice which turned to vapor (steam) when it struck the Earth. This vapor was forced to the surface in much the same way that sediment settles in a glass of muddy water. Over time the crust of the Earth cooled and eventually the vapor condensed into the liquid water that we drink.
How is water vapour released into the air?
Water vapor gets in the air from the process of evaporation. It floats up into the air, and freezes high up and forms clouds. It then either rains or snows down, and the process starts all over again.
Why do clouds form over ocean water?
The clouds are formed by water vapor evaporating from the ocean. The water vapor condenses and falls again as rain (or snow) thereby completing the water cycle.
Can water vapor take up about 4 percent of the air over an ocean?
Over a tropical ocean, yes.
What occurs when warm air rises over the ocean?
a water vapor occurs and precipatation starts
Sunlight provides the energy that evaporates water from the surface of Earth. Most water vapor forms over oceans. How does water vapor from the ocean reach the continents?
It is carried to and across the continents by wind.
Why does a hurricane have to begin at sea?
A hurricane requires an enormous supply of water vapor to develop. Such large amounts can only be found over warm ocean water.
What has the author L P Carstensen written?
L. P. Carstensen has written: 'Numerical analyses of sea surface temperature, surface air temperature and water vapor pressure over the oceans' -- subject(s): Atmospheric Water vapor, Atmospheric temperature, Ocean temperature, Water vapor, Atmospheric
What happens to ocean water that does not evaporate?
The water that doesn't evaporate into vapor stays in the ocean as liquid water. The oceans have a lot of liquid water. Over time, ocean water is always evaporating and turning into rain and comes back to the ocean; but the salts and minerals carried into the sea from rivers never evaporate. They stay dissolved in the ocean waters and make it saltier and saltier.
What is the principal source of water for the oceans and how do scientist know?
The principal source of water in the ocean is believed to be the comets after earth's formation, and this conclusion was reached courtesy of the understanding that the early earth did not have an atmosphere.
What does water vapor form when it condences?
water vapor forms a musk,dew,or left over water droplets
What ocean did hurricane Irene develop over?
Hurricane Irene formed over the Atlantic Ocean
Do blizzards happen over oceans?
Yes, in some cases, a blizzard can happen over an ocean. This is because the water vapor from the ocean can help the beginning stages of a blizzard develop.
When does sea water become fresh water?
Rivers
