Multiple Choice
Although the idealized version of Earth features continuous pressure belts that continue zonally around the planet, the real Earth has broken- up pressure cells that vary seasonally. What explains this?
A) Large landmasses heat differently than oceans and interrupt the pressure pattern.
B) The effects of the Coriolis force vary seasonally.
C) The intensity of incoming solar radiation varies radically along the same line of latitude.
D) The oceans experience drastic temperature changes from season to season.
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