Question

1. what connects the ocean to all other bodies of water?

a. evaporation
b. precipitation
c. condensation
d. both evaporation and precipitation

Explanation:

• Evaporation is the process where water from the ocean turns into vapor. This vapor then travels through the atmosphere.
• Precipitation is when the vapor condenses and falls back to Earth as rain, snow, etc., which can replenish other bodies of water like rivers, lakes.
• Condensation (Option C) is part of the cycle but doesn't directly connect the ocean to other water bodies in the way evaporation (sending water away as vapor) and precipitation (returning it) do.
• Option A (Evaporation alone) doesn't complete the cycle as it only sends water away. Option B (Precipitation alone) doesn't account for the source (ocean water becoming vapor).

Answer:

D. both evaporation and precipitation