Most precipitation reaching land results from
A) evaporation of surface water over land.
B) upwelling of freshwater.
C) atmospheric synthesis of water.
D) evaporation of water from oceans.
E) evaporation of water from plants during photosynthesis.

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Most precipitation reaching land results from the evaporation of water from oceans, as oceans cover a large portion of the Earth's surface and provide the majority of the moisture that forms clouds and eventually precipitates as rain or snow.

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