Question

The process of evapotranspiration and precipitation is known as

• A. Carbon cycle
• B. Hydrological cycle
• C. Nitrogen cycle
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Hydrological cycle

The correct option is B.

The explanation for the correct option:

1. The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, explains the journey of water molecules from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back, with several stops along the way.
2. The physical actions of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface movement transport water from one reservoir to another, such as from a river to the ocean or from the ocean to the atmosphere.
3. Water takes on various forms during this process, including liquid, solid (ice), and vapor.

The explanation for incorrect options:

Option A:

1. The biogeochemical cycle in which carbon is exchanged between the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and environment of the Earth is known as the carbon cycle.
2. Carbon is the most abundant element in biological products and a key component of numerous minerals, including limestone.

Option C:

1. The nitrogen cycle is a series of events in which nitrogen flows between living and non-living entities such as the atmosphere, soil, water, plants, animals, and microbes.
2. Nitrogen must change its form in order to proceed through the various stages of the cycle.

Final answer:

The process of evapotranspiration and precipitation is known as hydrological cycle.