More Water Is______ from the Ocean Than Is Returned to the Ocean

question 53

Multiple Choice

More water is______ from the ocean than is returned to the ocean by precipitation.

• A) infiltrated
• B) run off
• C) transpirated
• D) evaporated

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Definitions:

Fossil Record

The collection of fossils that has been discovered, providing evidence of the history of life and evolutionary processes on Earth.

Reptiles

A group of cold-blooded animals with scaly skin that typically lay eggs on land, such as snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles.

Amphibians

A class of cold-blooded vertebrates that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, primarily living in moist environments.

Birds

Warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by feathers, beak with no teeth, laying hard-shelled eggs, and a high metabolic rate; members of the class Aves.