The horizontal pressure gradient force (pgf):

A) is solely responsible for air movement.
B) can affect the direction of wind flow.
C) is always directed from high pressure to low pressure.
D) is strongest where the temperature differentials are the greatest.
E) all of the above


Answer: E

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