Which of the following would involve the greatest change in atmospheric pressure?
A) horizontal airplane flight of 200 miles
B) balloon ascent from sea level to 3 miles
C) difference between the highest and lowest recorded pressure at any one weather station
D) travel from center of a low pressure system to center of a high pressure system
B
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