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aalyn [17]
3 years ago
9

How is the sun the major source in the water cycle

Geography
1 answer:
Flura [38]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The sun is what makes the water cycle work. The sun provides what almost everything on Earth needs to goenergy, or heat. Heat causes liquid and frozen water to evaporate into water vapor gas, which rises high in the sky to form clouds... clouds that move over the globe and drop rain and snow.

Explanation:

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