The Maximum Time Water Can Be Excluded from the Hydrologic

question 27

Multiple Choice

The maximum time water can be excluded from the hydrologic cycle (that is, exist in "storage") is, at least,

• A) hundreds of thousands of years.
• B) tens of years.
• C) a year.
• D) a month.
• E) a day.

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