Question

The water cycle is balanced because _____.

water that falls to Earth as precipitation enters oceans, rivers, and streams

the amount of water that falls to Earth weighs the same as the amount that condenses in clouds

the average annual precipitation on Earth equals the amount of water that evaporates

Answer 1

I've seen this question before. I beleve the answer is:

the average annual precipitation on Earth equals the amount of water that evaporates

Answer 2

The answer is; the average annual precipitation on Earth equals the amount of water that evaporates

This water cycle is also known as the hydrological cycle. At any one moment in the cycle, there is water lost from the biosphere to the atmosphere through evapotranspiration. The water in the atmosphere also precipitates back to earth surface as rain or snow and the cycle continues.