Why is precipitation on earth’s surface less common on land than it is over the oceans (hint: water cycle)?

There are many reasons for this. First of all, any water from Earth's surface can flow into the ocean due to gravity. There are also glaciers in the ocean that can melt. In the water cycle, the ocean, the atmosphere, and the land continuously exchange moisture among each other. Because weather patterns form and dissipate slower over the water than over the land, there is more circulation occurring in the atmosphere above the land. Therefore, there's more cloud formation.

Well the earth's atmosphere is kept around the earth by gravity its a little different than a green house but its the same idea .the gravity keeps a barrier between space and the earth and it acts like a green house the sun goes threw the atmosphere and is magnified by the humidity and t reflections which are the clouds. it all kept around the earth by the pressure the gravity causes and it also contains any and all pollutants we release into the air. the barrier the gravity makes is like the glass in the green house .the plants and trees on the earth produce the oxygen we breath and is kept down around the earth because the earth spins and causes centrifugal force