Question

g It is claimed that 1800 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of beef, i.e., to grow the crops that feed the cattle and to provide the animals with drinking water. This water _______. Group of answer choices is permanently removed from the water cycle remains in the water cycle, but is forever polluted and thus no longer available for potable water usage remains in the water cycle and can be cleaned for future water usages None of these

Answer 1

Answer: remains in the water cycle and can be cleaned for future water usages.

Explanation:

Water never really leaves the earth as it just renters the water cycle where it can be cleaned and used fir future demand.

The water that was used to water the plants, will be lost to the atmosphere through evapotranspiration where it will condense and fall back as rain eventually.

The water the cattle drank will come back into the water cycle as urine and sweat where it can then be cleaned and used again for future demand. For instance, we are still drinking water that was drunk by dinosaurs.