Which of the following statements explains why night-time temperatures rarely drop below the dew-point temperature?

A. The ground releases sensible heat stored during daytime.
B. Saturation vapour pressures always increase at night.
C. The dew will absorb all the heat.
D. At saturation, latent heat of condensation is released into the air.


Answer: D

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