If You Put Some Water in a Bucket and Left

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.

-What is the most likely expectation during the third year?

A) The water level will return to 30 cm.
B) The water will overflow the bucket or nearly so.
C) The water in the bucket will dry up.
D) None of these are indicated by the data.