During the day along the coast, the wind tends to blow toward the ________ because ________

A) water; water heats more rapidly than land
B) water; water heats more slowly than land
C) land; land heats more rapidly than water
D) land; land heats more slowly than water
E) areas of highest pressure; land and water have very similar specific heat


C

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