Question

Why does a water molecule, on average, stay in the ocean 333 times longer than in the atmosphere?

A)

it rains more over the ocean

B)

water cycles through the ocean much faster than the atmosphere

C)

evaporation happens only on the surface of the ocean

D)

water cycles through the atmosphere much faster than the ocean

Answer 1

I think it’s D. Because since it stays in the ocean 333 times longer than that means the water molecules cycle through the atmosphere faster than in the ocean

Answer 2

D because I’m really smarter than that other person