The Extremely Low Surface Temperatures in the Antarctic in July

question 49

Multiple Choice

The extremely low surface temperatures in the Antarctic in July (southern hemisphere winter) clearly demonstrate the principle of ________.

• A) adiabatic cooling
• B) latitudinal differentiation
• C) greater cooling of land than water
• D) lapse rates
• E) aphelion

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