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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?
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It is carried to and across the continents by wind.
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How does the water on the surface of earth get into the air?
It evaporates or heats into water vapor.
How many minutes does the sunlight touch the earth surface?
Sunlight is constantly touching the earth's surface. It never stops. (we hope)
How do continents affect surface currents?
jj
Idea that continents move slowly across earth's surface is called what?
The idea that continents move slowly across the earth's surface is called the continental drift.
What's is one quarter of earth surface?
continents
What is provides the warmth in sunlight?
The warmth of sunlight is an effect of the absorption of the electromagnetic radiation by a surface. If an object were totally transparent or totally reflective, the sunlight would not warm it up.
How does sea floor spreading provides an explanation for how continents move over earth's surface?
Sea floor spreading provides a way for the continents to move over Earth's surface. Continents are carried by the widening sea floor. The molten rock from a rift cools, hardens, and then moves away in the opposite directions on both sides of the ridges. hope this helps :)
What does water release when it evaporates from a surface?
This surface become colder.
What does water remove when it evaporates from a surface?
Heat
What happens to temperature when water evaporates off a surface?
This surface become colder.
What is the meaning of the source of most water that evaporates from earth surface?
Water evaporates mostly from water bodies.
Why water evaporates on roads?
Water is evaporated from any surface.
How does a road surface dry after rain?
The water eventually evaporates.
When water evaporates from a surface it removes what?
Evaporation is a type of vaporization of liquids that occur from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase that is not purely saturated. When water evaporates it removes the heat from the surface.
What happens to the sunlight that hits the surface of the Earth?
Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface is absorbed by the Earth. It is then reflected back.
What continents surface is similar to the Moon's surface?
Antarctica's surface is similar to that of the moon in that it is rocky.
When water evaporates from a surface what does it remove a lot of?
Evaporation absorb heat.
