The difference between "mid-latitude" cyclones and "tropical" cyclones is that

A) tropical cyclones can only form over water.
B) mid-latitude cyclones can only form over land.
C) tropical cyclones occur only during the Northern Hemisphere summer.
D) tropical cyclones have only warm air while mid-latitude cyclones have three kinds of air.


Answer: D

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