Intense sunlight causes a band of hot, rising air laden with evaporated water near the equator. This moisture then falls because
A. Moisture is condensed as convection currents carry air over hotter, drier regions
B. Its potential energy increases with height
C. The moisture evaporates as convection currents carry air over hotter, drier regions
D. The rising air cools and loses its ability to hold water vapor
E. Warm air cannot hold much moisture
Answer: D
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