Which of the following locations and conditions will likely have the largest diurnal temperature variation?
A) an island in subtropical latitudes with partly cloudy skies
B) the top of an 8000-foot-high mountain in clear weather
C) a city at 500 feet elevation with clear weather
D) a plain at 1000 feet elevation with cloudy weather
E) an equatorial jungle in the middle of Africa
B
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