A mountain or katabatic breeze is created when
A) air from lower elevations is heated more efficiently and rises, creating an upslope breeze.
B) air from higher elevations is cooled more efficiently and sinks, creating a downslope breeze.
C) air from lower elevations is cooled more efficiently and rises, creating an upslope breeze.
D) air from higher elevations is heated more efficiently and sinks, creating a downslope breeze.
B) air from higher elevations is cooled more efficiently and sinks, creating a downslope breeze.
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Hospital: ______________ Lake Wales: ______________
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a. Mississippi b. Nile c. Yangtze d. Amazon e. Volga
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