Question

The movement of water from the atmosphere to the ground is called which of the following?

A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. precipitation
D. transpiration
*Earth Science*

Answer 1

D because it’s not going into then air or to the clouds

Answer 2

The answer is C. Precipitation because we see precipitation as rain or snow or hail - from the atmosphere to the ground basically
Not A because the water already condensed to form clouds
Not B because water evaporates from the ocean or ground
Not D because plants transpire water into the atmosphere, which is a form of evaporation