Found at the lowest point of a large drainage area, these seasonal, marsh-like ponds collect and store water from rain and runoff. Unlike vernal pools, playas generally fill when temperatures are unsuitable for plant growth, and often the water is salty, alkali or both.
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The ultimate source of energy that lifts and transports the atmospheric water (vapor and cloud) to its highest elevations is solar energy. It is the sun that gives enough energy to water for its evaporation.
<span>The mass of the sun is 1.989 × 10^30 kg</span>
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