The maximum time water can be excluded from the hydrologic cycle (that is, exist in "storage") is at least ________.
A) a day
B) a month
C) a year
D) hundreds of thousands of years

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Water can be stored in the form of ice in glaciers or polar ice caps for hundreds of thousands of years, making D the best choice. Options A, B, and C are not the best choices as water can be excluded from the hydrologic cycle for much longer periods than those specified.

The Maximum Time Water Can Be Excluded from the Hydrologic