World used to be covered in water?

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I was on a hike and read a plaque that said this area used to be completely covered by water. My question is, where did all that water go? Just absorbed into the ground? Evaporated?

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Lots of different things OP.

Water could’ve gone underground, it also could’ve been absorbed in some extent by the biosphere (trees, plants, etc). Water inside of you means water that isn’t on the ground after all. You could also have water that’s in the air, climate change is infamous for increasing global temperatures and hotter air holds more water in it.

Also glaciers! Yeah a whole lot of places it could be

Anonymous 0 Comments

Lots of different things OP.

Water could’ve gone underground, it also could’ve been absorbed in some extent by the biosphere (trees, plants, etc). Water inside of you means water that isn’t on the ground after all. You could also have water that’s in the air, climate change is infamous for increasing global temperatures and hotter air holds more water in it.

Also glaciers! Yeah a whole lot of places it could be
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