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How Water Helped Earth Grow Over Three Billion Years

Around three billion years ago, water covered much of the planet.

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Key Points

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Water covered most of Earth three billion years ago.

The first simple organisms lived in these watery environments.

These organisms started the long process of evolution.

Water’s presence allowed Earth to develop complex life later on.

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This abundant water created conditions for the earliest organisms to appear.

These early life forms began the process of evolution, slowly changing over time.

Water’s influence set the stage for the diverse ecosystems we see today.

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4 words

organisms

simple living things, like tiny plants or animals

evolution

the gradual change of living things over very long periods

billion

the number 1 followed by nine zeros, a very large amount

ecosystems

communities of plants and animals that live together in an area

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