Identify and describe the major fluxes of the hydrologic cycle

What will be an ideal response?


The major fluxes of the hydrologic cycle include evaporation, transpiration, and precipitation. Evaporation involves the conversion of water from a liquid to gas form as water moves to the atmosphere from Earth's surface. Transpiration occurs as plants draw water from the soil into their roots and transport the water into their leaves, where it evaporates. Water vapor in the atmosphere eventually condenses and returns to the ground as precipitation in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow.

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