Which of the following is true of water budgets?
A) In the winter, when water use is low, evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation
B) In the winter, when water use is low, precipitation exceeds exceeds evapotranspiration
C) By springtime and early summer, precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration
D) By late summer, precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration
E) Evapotranspiration never exceeds precipitation
Answer: B
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