Imagine there is a lake with moderate levels of precipitation going into it each year, but the lake is not getting larger. If this lake has no rivers flowing out of it, and there are no changes in the groundwater under it, why is this lake not getting larger? Where is the water going?
A. The fish are drinking it.
B. There is not enough precipitation to make the lake larger. Water does not need to leave the lake.
C. It is lost through evapotranspiration.
D. It is just disappearing.