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When the earth formed 4,500 million years ago it was just hot rock. Since then it has become a “blue marble” of water, making it a unique place. Using complete sentences, answer the following:

  1. Describe where scientists believe the water came from.
  2. How did the water get salty?
  3. Why did the BIFs form about 3 billion years ago?
  4. What two factors have contributed to continuous changes in the hydrosphere since then?