Evapotranspiration differs from evaporation in the following ways: a. Evapotranspirtation deals only with a change of state over water surfaces such as oceans, seas and lakes. b. Evapotranspirtation refers to transfer of moisture from clouds to landsurfaces, also known as precipitation. c. Evapotranspirtation refers to transfer of moisture from land surfaces such as plants or soils to the atmosphere. d. Evapotranspiration refers to all of the moisture in the atmosphere in varying states of transport.