Potential evapotranspiration (PET) for a particular location is:
A) total annual precipitation
B) total annual precipitation minus actual evapotranspiration
C) total amount of water that could be evaporated from the soil and transpired by plants
D) total amount of water that is actually evaporated from the soil and transpired by plants
Answer: C) total amount of water that could be evaporated from the soil and transpired by plants
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