The Variations in Temperature Are Less Extreme in the Southern

question 8

Multiple Choice

The variations in temperature are less extreme in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere because _____ .

• A) there is more water in the Southern Hemisphere
• B) all of the cold air in the Southern Hemisphere is concentrated over Antarctica, but there is not a large land mass at the north pole
• C) the hole in the ozone allows more solar radiation to warm the Southern Hemisphere
• D) the Northern Hemisphere is more mountainous
• E) there is more land in the Southern Hemisphere

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