Thermal belts are ____

A) pockets of warm air resting in a valley during the afternoon
B) pockets of cold air resting on a valley floor at night
C) warmer hillsides that are less likely to experience freezing temperatures
D) cold, below-freezing air found at the top of a mountain


C

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