The Highest Annual Values for Latent Heat of Evaporation (LE)on

question 78

Multiple Choice

The highest annual values for latent heat of evaporation (LE) on land occur in the tropics because

• A)there is a net annual energy deficit there.
• B)rainfall takes water to higher latitudes.
• C)the dark colour of forests (as opposed to sandy soils)results in the absorption of heat energy by vegetation.
• D)water flows downslope to the equator.
• E)water is expelled from the crust at the equator.

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