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If the evaporation rate is higher than the precipitation rate, what will happen to a lake?

User Lotfio
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Answer:

It will eventually evaporate.

Step-by-step explanation:

if you have more water evaporating (turning into clouds) than precipitating (raining) than eventually the whole lake will be evaporated. Because there will be no more water to evaporate if the rate stays the same.

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Answer:

it will eventually dry out

User Nanno Langstraat
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