Hydrology and sources — arrange the following water bodies and sources from origin to largest: a) Ocean b) Rivulet c) Sea d) Glacier e) River

Introduction / Context:
This verbal-reasoning sequence checks your understanding of how freshwater from cryospheric sources progresses into progressively larger bodies of water.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Items: Glacier, Rivulet, River, Sea, Ocean.
• Assume the usual continental drainage into marginal seas and then the open ocean.

Concept / Approach:
Glaciers melt to feed very small streams (rivulets). Many rivulets combine to form rivers. Rivers generally empty into seas (semi-enclosed parts of oceans). Seas are part of or connected to larger oceans.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Start with Glacier (d) as the solid-water source.Meltwater emerges as a Rivulet (b).Rivulets combine to a River (e).Rivers discharge into a Sea (c).Seas are connected to the Ocean (a), the largest body.

Verification / Alternative check:
Physical geography texts depict cryosphere → headwater streams → rivers → seas → oceans.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• e, b, c, a, d or e, b, c, d, a: Put river/rivulet before the glacier source.
• d, b, a, c, e: Jumps to ocean too early.
• b, e, d, c, a: Places glacier after river; illogical.

Common Pitfalls:
Confusing “sea” with “ocean”; a sea is generally smaller and often marginal to the ocean.

Final Answer:
d, b, e, c, a