During the hydrologic cycle, water infiltrates the ground and then becomes groundwater. Hence groundwater can come from:

a. precipitation percolating through soils and sediment
b. streams, lakes, and snowmelt that infiltrate
c. seawater that evaporates
d. all of the above
e. both a and b


Answer: e. both a and b

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