When water evaporates from oceans, the salt is left behind.Explain why this part of the water cycle is so important for providing us with fresh water to drink.

1. Evaporation Process: The water cycle begins with the evaporation of water from the surface of the ocean. As the sun heats the water, it turns into vapor or steam and rises into the air. This process leaves behind impurities, such as salt, in the ocean.

2. Condensation: The water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds. This is called condensation.

3. Precipitation: When the cloud particles become too heavy to remain suspended in the cloud, they fall back to the earth as precipitation (rain, snow, etc.).

4. Collection: Some of the water that falls as precipitation is intercepted by plants and trees, some infiltrates into the ground to become groundwater, and some runs off into rivers and lakes, which eventually lead back to the ocean.

5. Fresh Water: The water that infiltrates into the ground or is collected in rivers and lakes is fresh water, free from the salt and other impurities that were left behind during the evaporation process. This fresh water is what we use for drinking and other purposes.

In conclusion, the evaporation part of the water cycle is crucial for providing us with fresh water to drink because it naturally filters out salt and other impurities from the ocean water.