Regarding pressure, latitude, and water versus land.
A) Air pressure is high at the equator because the water warms more quickly than the land.
B) Air pressure is high over oceans at 30° because descending air warms less over the cool oceans.
C) Air at the midlatitudes is forced to sink because of dense air aloft from the subtropics.
D) Air at the poles will rise because of the warmer ice sheets compared to the ocean.
B) Air pressure is high over oceans at 30° because descending air warms less over the cool oceans.
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