Which phrase describes runoff? underground water that flows into lakes river water that empties into an ocean water from streams that flows into larger rivers water from rain and snow that travels to streams

Water from streams that flows into larger rivers.

Runoff can be defined as the flow of water over the land as surface water. The runoff water is not absorbed as groundwater and it does not evaporate. Water being flowing over the surface becomes the part of a water body. The source of runoff water includes precipitation, snow melt, irrigation, streams of river, drains or sewers. The water being runoff over a surface causes soil erosion as it takes away layers of soil along with it.  

Water from streams that flows into larger rivers is the phrase, which describes runoff because the stream of water will move in rapid speed over the surface.  Hence, the water instead of being absorbed by the ground will flow and may become the part of the larger rivers.   

(D) water from rain and snow that travels to streams

Explanation:

correct answer is a. and d.

answer: ice crystals in air

the water from the water body or another source of water gets evaporated as water vapor as an effect of heat on water. these water vapor rises in the upper layers of the earth atmosphere under high atmospheric pressure. the atmospheric pressure of these water molecules starts to decrease due to the effect of cold air. the invisible water vapor condenses into visible water droplets and ice crystals.these ice crystals and water droplets being less denser than the surrounding air floats on air as clouds.