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What process removed most of the water vapor from Earth's early atmosphere?

(A) combination of water vapor with gases from ancient volcanic eruptions.
(B) development of the ozone layer, which dried up water vapor from the early atmosphere.
(C) photosynthesis of prokaryotic organisms.
(D) condensation to form liquid water, which then rained back to form the oceans.

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condensation to form liquid water, which then rained back down to form the oceans
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