The Hydrologic Cycle Model

question 20

Multiple Choice

The hydrologic cycle model.Water travels endlessly through the hydrosphere,atmosphere,lithosphere,and biosphere.The triangles show global average values as percentages.Note that all evaporation (86% + 14% = 100%) equals all precipitation (78% + 22% = 100%) and that advection in the atmosphere is balanced by surface runoff,streamflow,and groundwater flow when all of Earth is considered.

What percentage of evaporation occurs over oceans?

• A)97
• B)86
• C)71
• D)14
• E)20

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