Question

during the water cycle, water evaporates, rises into the atmosphere, and eventually falls back to earth's surface as precipitation. what is the original source of energy that produces these changes

Answer 1

When warmed by the sun, water on the surface of oceans and freshwater bodies evaporates, forming a vapor. Water vapor rises into the atmosphere, where it condenses, forming clouds. It then falls back to the ground as precipitation. Moisture can also enter the atmosphere directly from ice or snow.