Warm air aloft is associated with constant pressure surfaces that are found at ____ altitudes than normal and ____ normal atmospheric pressure aloft

a. higher; higher than
b. higher; lower than
c. lower; higher than
d. lower; lower than
e. lower; the same as


ANSWER: a

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