Question

Water vapours enter the atmosphere due to

• A. Evaporation
• B. Transpiration
• C. Both Evaporation & Transpiration
• D. Evaporation, Condensation and Transpiration

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Both Evaporation & Transpiration

Water vapours enter the atmosphere due to evaporation from water bodies like lakes, oceans, rivers etc. and transpiration from plants. Transpiration here is itself a special kind of evaporation which happens through pores of plant leaves. But condensation is conversion of water vapours into clouds.