Multiple Choice
Refer to the figure. An examination of the fluxes of water over both land and sea, as measured by evaporation and precipitation, shows that
A) total evaporation is greater than total precipitation.
B) total precipitation is greater than total evaporation.
C) there is more evaporation over land and more precipitation at sea.
D) evaporation and precipitation are exactly balanced.
E) values for runoff make up for the variation between land and sea.
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