Describe the hydrologic cycle. What will be an ideal response?
Water is evaporated from the ocean, lakes, and streams and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.
Then it precipitates and ends up back on land. On land, it may end up in glaciers, in the oceans, in
lakes or streams, or it may spend a long period of time underground as groundwater. Water also works
its way through plants by evaporation and through animals, where it is used for many processes
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Water is a renewable resource that circulates continually between the atmosphere and:
A. The ozone B. The Earth's surface C. The outer limits D. The temperate zone
Commercial grain farming in Australia falls primarily in the southeast and southwest
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is true about how a lake can relate to the water table?
A. The water table intersects, or is higher than, the surface in many lakes. B. A lake can gain water if it is lower than the water table in areas adjacent to the lake. C. A lake that is above the water table may lose water to groundwater. D. All of these choices are correct.