If You Put Some Water in a Bucket and Left

question 27

Multiple Choice

If you put some water in a bucket and left it in your backyard, the water level would rise and fall over time with the weather. The table represents data collected from a bucket that was initially filled to the halfway mark with water. The water depth was measured on the first of the month for 2 years. Although the water never completely dried up, it also never overflowed during this time. Answer the following question(s) based on the data.

-Which statement explains the general upward trend of the data over the 2-year time period?

• A) Evaporation exceeded transpiration.
• B) Transpiration exceeded precipitation.
• C) Precipitation exceeded evaporation.
• D) None of these statements explains the upward trend.

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Definitions:

Total Resistance

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