Question

Observe the above water cycle. The water cycle differs from other cycles in that it occurs primarily due to physical processes, not chemical processes. Observe the figure and the following statements and put the events in the correct sequence.

A. Precipitation exceeds evaporation and transpiration over land, runoff, and groundwater balance the net flow of water vapor to land.

B. Solar energy results in evaporation from the oceans
C. Over the oceans, evaporation exceeds precipitation, the excess water vapor is moved onto land by winds.
D. Water vapor rises, cools, and falls as precipitation.

• A. $A>B>C>D$
• B. $B>D>A>C$
• C. $C>D>A>B$
• D. $D>B>A>C$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The water cycle involves the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

1) By using solar energy surface water evaporates by the process of evaporation.

2) The evaporated water vapor goes high into the sky and then condenses into tiny droplets which fall on the earth as rain or precipitates as rain.

3) When this precipitation exceeds over evaporation on land areas supports the return of water from the land to the rivers or ocean.

4) Over the oceans, evaporation exceeds precipitation, the excess water vapor is moved onto land by winds.

Surface water and atmospheric cycles thus overlap in hydrological cycles.

Therefore, the correct answer is option $B$.