1 \u2013 Rain falls from clouds in the sky in the form of water droplets , this is called precipitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 \u2013 Water can also fall from the sky in the form of hail and snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 \u2013 Most of the Earth\u2019s surface is covered with water \u2014 and most of it is water we can\u2019t drink. 97 percent of Earth\u2019s water is salty sea water. That\u2019s why rain and snow are crucial to life on Earth. Precipitation supports life on land with salt-free water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4 \u2013 Rain provides plants and animals with fresh water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5 \u2013 Plants need water in order to survive , they receive much of this water from rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6 \u2013 Rain and snow are part of a larger process called the hydrologic cycle , which transports water from the ocean to land and back again. Solar radiation warms the ocean and drives evaporation , which leaves the ocean salt behind. The wind carries this moisture over the land, where it condenses to form clouds and falls back to the ground as precipitation. This precipitation in turn feeds lakes and streams that ultimately carry the water back to the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 \u2013 Precipitation supplies the water that terrestrial organisms need \u2014 either directly in the form of rain that falls on soil where plants grow , or indirectly in the form of lakes , streams and ponds where animals can drink. Animal and human cells are made up of 90 percent water , so without fresh water , most life could not exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8 \u2013 Some precipitation seeps into the ground and penetrates porous rock layers to become groundwater also called the water table. This groundwater also plays an important role for life both directly and indirectly. Spring water from underground aquifers supplies streams and ponds , and humans have used groundwater since time immemorial both for drinking and irrigating crops. Without rain water\u2019s continued replenishment of the water table , potable water would become scarcer than it already is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9 \u2013 Rain water\u2019s most well-known and most important effect is providing you with water to drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10 \u2013 We get water from rain. If there is no rain , crops will not grow. All the vegetation will wither way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11 \u2013 We cannot think of life on this planet without rain. Without rains , the water level of the earth will sink. People will not get water to drink and food to eat. There will be a terrible drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12 \u2013 Without rain there will be no life on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n