Which source of energy causes most of the water evaporation on earth’s surface?

solar energy

Explanation:

The water cycle occurs thanks to solar energy that allows the change of physical state. Because of this energy, water evaporates from aquatic and terrestrial surfaces, forming the clouds. It condenses and precipitates in the form of rain, snow or hail.

Evaporation of liquid masses and vegetation evapotranspiration transfer moisture to the atmosphere, which condenses, forms clouds and returns to the surface in the form of snow, rain, hail or mist. Solar energy causes most of the water to evaporate on the earth's surface.

light-year  

the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year, equal to about 9.46 trillion km (5.88 trillion mi). light-years are used in measuring interstellar and intergalactic distances.  

parsec  

a unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.25 light years (3.08 × 1016 meters).  

parallax  

the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due to its being observed from the surface instead of from the center of the earth (diurnal parallax or geocentric parallax) or due to its being observed from the earth instead of from the sun (annual parallax or heliocentric parallax)  

absolute magnitude  

the magnitude (brightness) of a celestial object as it would be seen at a standard distance of 10 parsecs.  

apparent magnitude  

the magnitude of a celestial object as it is actually measured from the earth.  

redshift  

an increase in the wavelength of radiation emitted by a celestial body as a consequence of the doppler effect.  

the great thing about your imagination is that it doesn't have to make sense! if i were you i would be stuck in space, no communication with earth travelling around and around, you can only guess how long its been since your communication broke down. you land on an undiscovered planet, you do a scientific investigation examining the elements and conditions. you come across alien lifeforms.  

best of luck!