Given the implications of the hydrostatic equation, we would expect that

A) pressure be independent of altitude.
B) cold, dense air would have a greater vertical pressure gradient than would warm, light air.
C) differences in temperature on either side of a cold front should not have any significant effect on upper-level pressure.
D) differences in temperature on either side of a warm front should not have any significant effect on upper-level pressure.


Answer: B

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