Where does water from rivers and lakes eventually flow?

Correct answer: Into oceans

Correct answer: B, oceans, in the usual global water-cycle pathway. Rain and melting snow can produce surface runoff. Streams join to form rivers, and rivers generally flow downhill because gravity carries water toward lower elevations. They commonly discharge into lakes, seas, or oceans. Lakes may also lose water by evaporation, feed rivers, or exchange water with groundwater, so not every drop follows one identical route; however, the major eventual reservoir for surface water is the ocean. A is not the normal destination. C, a desert, is a land environment, not the general receiving basin for rivers and lakes. D, clouds are formed when water evaporates and later condenses; rivers do not flow physically into clouds. Memory cue: runoff moves downhill; rivers ultimately carry water toward the oceans.