Question

Regarding tropical rainforest the term evapotranspiration refers to the fact that?

a. deforestation causes a loss of soil fertility due to water evaporation
b. deforestation causes a decline in atmospheric oxygen
c. the humidity of rain forest can produce local and regional precipitation
d. trees absorb carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen

Answer 1

The answer your looking for is C. the humidity of the rainforest can produce local and regional precipitation because the combination of evaporation from water and transpiration through plant leaves that produce humidity in the air, which causes it to rain. You can find this information on page 312

Answer 2

Regarding tropical rain forest the term evapotranspiration refers to the fact that the humidity of rain forests can produce local and regional precipitation.

definition
evapotranspiration- the process when water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporating from the soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants.