Figure 54.8 -Considering the Global Water Cycle Depicted in Figure 54.8,where Does

question 7

Multiple Choice

Figure 54.8
-Considering the global water cycle depicted in Figure 54.8,where does one find the largest amount of water changing phases?

• A)groundwater runoff to oceans
• B)movement of water vapor from ocean to land
• C)evaporation/transpiration and precipitation over land
• D)evaporation and precipitation over the oceans
• E)all of the above show equal amounts of water changing between phases

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