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The sun beating down on the oceans, lakes & rivers causes water to evaporate and rise into the atmosphere. Under the right conditions this water vapor forms into clouds and eventually falls back to earth as rain and the whole process starts over again. There is very little new water being created on earth, just the original water that was created being recycled as described above.

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Is the water present in any form in the Earth?

Yes, water is present on Earth in various forms such as liquid, solid (ice), and gas (water vapor). It can be found in oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, groundwater, and even in the atmosphere.


What does hydrosphere includes what?

The hydrosphere is composed of all of the water on or near the earth. This includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, and even the moisture in the air. Ninety-seven percent of the earth's water is in the oceans. The remaining three percent is fresh water; three-quarters of the fresh water is solid and exists in ice sheets


What is water you cannot see in the air?

Water vapor is water in the gas phase that is present in the air, even though it is invisible to the naked eye. It is an essential part of Earth's atmosphere and plays a role in the water cycle.


How does geothermal energy come from rocks?

If you drill deep down into the earth and pump water down the shaft it will become very hot. This hot water, even steam, can be brought up another shaft to the surface where it can be used for heating and generating electricity.


Can all of the earth water evaporate?

In long geological time, all (or essentially all) of the Earth's free water will be evaporated. When the Earth is engulfed by the Red dwarf stage of the Sol's life cycle, the water will all evaporate. Another condition may cause the loss of the Earth's water. This is when the interior of the Earth cools sufficiently as to halt the movement in the Mantle, and this will essentially extinguish of the Earth's magnetic Field. This will lead to the collapse of the Van Allen radiation belts, and the Solar Wind will be able to strip the Earth of atmosphere and any water vapour. These two events are a long time away. But the second of these events was probably the cause of the present condition of Mars. No water and no atmosphere (essentially).

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What are some forms of energy that is on Earth that is transformed from sunlight energy?

Wind energy, water energy, energy from burning wood, even petroleum, since it is believed this has been produced by decomposition of plants.


Has water been on earth since it began?

No it was lots of lava when earth was born even when thea hit earth


It was the dirtiest water on earth turn the sentence into a complex sentence?

The dirtiest water on earth, the river water was undrinkable.Known to be the dirtiest water on earth, residents would not even dip their toes in it. When we got to the swimming hole, one girl exclaimed, "this is the dirtiest water on earth!"


How is Quicksand related to Earth's Water supply?

i dont even know


What organisms are affected by water?

Sponges and starfish even you are affected. without water life on earth wouldn't exist.


Can the earth submerge Russia in water?

Even though the Earth is not living, nor dead, if there were enough tsunamis IN russia, then yes


What is the names of companies that produced water fueled cars?

There is no such thing as a water fueled car. Even steam cars used some form of fuel to create the steam. You can extract Hydrogen from water to power a car but as of this time 2015 there are no cars being produced that use water as a fuel.


Does the Earth have more areas of water or more areas of land?

75% of the Earth is covered in water, so definitely water. If you counted all the water stored in ice-caps it would be even higher.


Is the rock cycle like the water cycle?

no the water cycle is that water evaporates and comes back down some of it even goes into the earth


When is the moon planet earth?

The moon will never be planet earth. The moon only has as half of gravity then earth. The moon doesn't even have oxygen. If the moon were to become earth us humans would just die. Plus, the moon doesn't even have water. We humans need water to live. We'd just die.


How does the water not fall from the earth if the earth is round?

The force of gravity pulls objects towards the center of the Earth, keeping the water (and everything else) in place. The Earth's gravity is strong enough to hold down the water even when the Earth is round. The curvature of the Earth's surface also helps to keep the water contained within its oceans, lakes, and rivers.


What allows people and animals to survive on Earth?

Water allows people and animals to survive. With out water, all life on Earth would die. Even plants could not live.