Which of the Following Is True of the Thermal Equator

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the thermal equator during the month of July?

• A)it trends equatorward over continents and poleward over the oceans.
• B)it trends poleward over continents and equatorward over the oceans.
• C)it assumes an orientation that closely parallels that of the equator.
• D)its orientation is apparently random and has yet to be adequately explained.
• E)it parallels the equator in the western hemisphere.

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