In the global water budget, how does total evapotranspiration from land compare with evaporation and evapotranspiration over oceans?

Correct answer: It is much lower than over oceans

Correct answer: B, it is much lower over land in the global total. Evapotranspiration combines evaporation from soil, water surfaces, and vegetation with transpiration from plants. Oceans cover a much larger area than land and contain an enormous supply of water, so they contribute most of the water vapour entering the atmosphere through the global water budget. Land still contributes substantially through soil evaporation, plant transpiration, and evaporation from lakes and rivers, so it is not zero. A is incorrect because the much larger ocean area makes the total ocean contribution greater. C is incorrect because equal area and water availability do not exist. The exact percentage depends on the data set and definition, so a fixed number should not be assumed. Memory cue: land has transpiration, but oceans dominate the global total because they cover most of Earth’s surface.