The water that falls from the sky today as rain may have once been part of the ocean. how can this be? the water was precipitated from the ocean, evaporated in clouds, and fell as condensation. the water was evaporated from the ocean, condensed in clouds, and fell as precipitation. the water was evaporated from the ocean, precipitated in clouds, and fell as condensation. the water was condensed from the ocean, evaporated in clouds, and fell as precipitation.