The range of daily temperatures is __________ during cloudy conditions because
A) reduced; clouds reduce both the incoming shortwave radiation and the outgoing longwave radiation
B) reduced; clouds reduce the incoming shortwave radiation and increase the outgoing longwave radiation
C) enlarged; clouds reduce both the incoming shortwave radiation and the outgoing longwave radiation
D) enlarged; clouds reduce the incoming shortwave radiation and increase the outgoing longwave radiation
Answer: A
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