Most Rainfall Returns Water Directly to ____

Question

Most rainfall returns water directly to ____.  
A) lakes
B) rivers
C) groundwater
D) oceans
E) plants

Accepted Answer

Most of the rainfall that occurs on land eventually flows into rivers and streams, which then carry the water to the oceans. This is known as the water cycle, and it is the primary way that water is redistributed around the planet. While some rainfall does enter lakes and ponds, and some is absorbed into the ground as groundwater, the majority of it ends up in the world's oceans.