Question

which of the following terms describes the movement of water from the surface to the atmosphere?
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
evaporation

Explanation:

• Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, mainly from leaves.
• Condensation is the change of the physical state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase.
• Precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds.
• Evaporation is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. The movement of water from the surface to the atmosphere is evaporation.

Answer:

evaporation