An Important Reason for the Large Daily Temperature Range Over

Multiple Choice

An important reason for the large daily temperature range over deserts is ____.

A) there is little water vapor in the air to absorb and re-radiate infrared radiation
B) the light-colored sand radiates heat very rapidly at night
C) dry air is a very poor heat conductor
D) free convection cells are unable to form above the hot desert ground
E) the ozone content of desert air is very low