Portal:Water/Intro

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Water (from the Old English word wæter) is a tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless (it has a slight hint of light blue) liquid in its pure form that is essential to all known forms of life and is known also as the most universal solvent. Water is an abundant substance on Earth. It exists in many places and forms. It appears mostly in the oceans and polar ice caps, but also as clouds, precipitation, rivers, aquifers and sea ice. On the planet, water is continuously moving through the cycle involving evaporation, precipitation, and runoff to the sea.