The Primary Reason for Climatic Differences from One Part of the World

question 24

Multiple Choice

The primary reason for climatic differences from one part of the world to another is

• A)differences in atmospheric pressures.
• B)differential absorption of solar energy.
• C)prevailing wind currents.
• D)differences in humidity.
• E)variation in cloud cover.

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Definitions:

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Descriptive Statistics

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Measures of Variation

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