Despite ocean water being salty, why is rainwater formed through the water cycle generally fresh?

Correct answer: Because evaporation carries mainly water, not dissolved salts

Correct answer: B. Ocean water is a solution containing water and dissolved salts. During ordinary evaporation, water molecules enter the atmosphere as vapour much more readily, while the dissolved salts are non-volatile and remain behind in the ocean. The vapour later cools and condenses into cloud droplets. When these droplets fall as precipitation, the water is generally fresh, although it can collect small amounts of dust, gases, or other substances while moving through the atmosphere and over land. A is fictitious: clouds do not add sugar. C, wind, transports vapour and clouds but does not remove the salt. D can affect water after it reaches the ground, but rocks do not explain the initial separation of salt during evaporation. Memory cue: evaporation separates volatile water from non-volatile dissolved salt.