What best describes the basic role of streams in the Earth system?
A) drain water from the landscape and transport sediment
B) transport sediment and create valuable gold deposits
C) link the atmosphere to the oceans in the hydrologic cycle
D) help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
E) provide water to the interior of continents
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