Water leaves a lake through the ground precipitation melting snow shrinking glaciers

Its not C because i got it wrong. i think its A

one centimetre is equal to 0.01 metres

emerging idea only occurs as a raw idea that could appear out of nowhere. meanwhile, to reach scientific consensus , that idea must be structured and tested over and over again through various experiments. the scientific consensus transforms the raw idea into idea that is more reliable through the process of scientific elimination.