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Why doesn't the ocean fill up when it rains?

Why doesn't the ocean fill up when it rains?

Why does a washing machine filled with water get watered? This is because water evaporates.

Water evaporates and becomes vapor, which rises into the sky and forms clouds. Then, rain crusts form in the clouds, and rain eventually falls to the ground.
The ocean is a very large place. From this vast ocean, a lot of water evaporates and forms water vapor. From that water vapor, clouds form and rain falls. In other words, the water from the rain, and the water from the rivers where the rain water collects and flows, was originally all water from the oceans. This is what is happening all over the earth. Therefore, the oceans do not overflow no matter how much rain falls.

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