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What is the defining characteristic of a water cycle?
The water passes through at least five different locations.
It does not include any human water usage.
It passes through plants, animals and the ocean.
It has the same starting and ending point.
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"It has the same starting and ending point."
Explanation: a cycle means the process is continuous and returns to its starting state (water moves through reservoirs—evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration—and eventually cycles back), so the defining feature is that it forms a closed, repeating loop.
Explanation: a cycle means the process is continuous and returns to its starting state (water moves through reservoirs—evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration—and eventually cycles back), so the defining feature is that it forms a closed, repeating loop.
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