In the water budget, ________ is the major receipt and ________ is the major expenditure.
A) insolation; radiative cooling
B) outgassing; dissociation
C) precipitation; evapotranspiration
D) evapotranspiration; precipitation

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Precipitation (including rain, snow, and other forms of precipitation) is the major receipt in the water budget as it is the primary way water enters the system. Evapotranspiration (the combination of evaporation from soil and water surfaces and transpiration from plants) is the major expenditure as it is the primary way water leaves the system. Insolation (incoming solar radiation) and radiative cooling are important processes in the Earth's energy budget, but are not directly related to the water budget. Outgassing and dissociation refer to processes related to the release of gases from the Earth's interior and have little to do with the water budget.

In the Water Budget, ________ Is the Major Receipt and ________

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