Multiple choice

What term describes water that flows over land and downhill into oceans, lakes, and rivers?

  1. overflow

  2. build up

  3. runoff

  4. currents
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Runoff is the portion of precipitation that does not infiltrate the soil and instead flows over the land surface into bodies of water. The other terms are not standard hydrological definitions.

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