Temperatures in Deserts Are Usually ________ at Night Because ________

question 54

Multiple Choice

Temperatures in deserts are usually ________ at night because ________.

• A)hot of the large amount of insolation absorbed during the day
• B)hot deserts are generally hot places
• C)cool clear skies and lack of vegetation result in rapid radiative heat loss
• D)cool the ground is so highly reflective that no energy is absorbed by surfaces during the day,so none is available for release at night

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