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Water is said to have a low vapor pressure. How does this property affect large bodies of liquid water on Earth?

It prevents them from freezing.
It prevents them from flowing underground. It prevents them from spreading onto land.
It prevents them from drying out.

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The correct answer is D. It prevents them from drying out

Step-by-step explanation:

Since large bodies of water tend to evaporate quickly, because of the heat, Vapor molecules are influenced by temperature, so when the temperature increases, more molecules are released.

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it prevents them from flowing underground
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