Which of the following is a correct statement about the hydrological cycle? Ques

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Which of the following is a correct statement about the hydrological cycle?

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A - More subsurface runoff occurs than precipitation onto land.

B - Less evaporation from the ocean occurs than precipitation into the ocean.

C - More evaporation from the ocean occurs than precipitation into the ocean.

D - Evaporation from the ocean and precipitation into the ocean are equal.

E - More evapotranspiration from terrestrial systems occurs than precipitation into terrestrial systems.

A - More subsurface runoff occurs than precipitation onto land.

B - Less evaporation from the ocean occurs than precipitation into the ocean.

C - More evaporation from the ocean occurs than precipitation into the ocean.

D - Evaporation from the ocean and precipitation into the ocean are equal.

E - More evapotranspiration from terrestrial systems occurs than precipitation into terrestrial systems.

Explanation / Answer

C - More evaporation from the ocean occurs than precipitation into the ocean.

Our earth is covered with 70% of the oceanic water and thus due to solar insolation upper water gets evaporated and some part about 10% gets transferred into the clouds above the land and falls in the form of precipitation and rest 90% remains over the oceans and falls in the oceans again in the form of precipitations, so we can say that evaporation is more and precipitation is less in hygrological cycle for oceans

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