Convergence resulting in rising atmospheric motion at the surface can occur in all of the following settings EXCEPT

A. air encountering topographic barriers like mountains.
B. air moving from a large body of land to a large body of water.
C. collision of two wind systems like along the equator.
D. where upper air flow speeds up and there is upper air divergence.


Answer: B

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