Kendra wonders what would happen if the oceans did not exist on Earth. Based on her understanding of the oceans and the water cy
cle she predicts that Earth would become warmer, with less rain, more clouds, and that living things would not survive. Which part of her prediction is incorrect?
Just like Kendra's prediction, if oceans did not exist, the Earth would become warmer with less rain and living things would not survive.
The prediction that there would be more clouds is wrong. Clouds are formed when water vapor in the air turns into ice crystals or liquid water droplets. It usually happens when the air contains more water vapor than it can hold.
And we know that oceans are the major sources of water on earth as they make up 70% of the earth's surface. So if oceans did not exist, other smaller bodies of water will cease to exist too within a short period of time because they would not be able to cater for the whole earth. Therefore, there would not be enough water to accumulate in the air to aid cloud formation.
