alleryStart learning →Where does most evaporation on Earth take place?
AOver rivers
BOver ice caps
COver deserts
DOver the oceans
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Over the oceans
About 86 percent of all evaporation takes place over the oceans, which hold most of the water.
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